Where does “rheswm” come from?

rheswm (Welsh) comes from Middle English resoun, from Anglo-Norman raisun, from Old French reson, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

rheswm (Welsh): reason, cause

Definitions

  1. reason, cause

Ancestry of “rheswm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishresounresound; reason
2Anglo-NormanraisunAlternative form of reson
3Old Frenchresonlogic, logical reasoning
4Latinratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “rheswm

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-