English
contradiction
Contradiction comes from Latin contrādictiō ‘the act of contradicting’, from contrādīcō ‘speak against’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déyḱeti‘to show, point out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deikō‘to show, indicate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘to say, speak’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontrādīcō‘speak against’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontrādictiō‘the act of contradicting’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400contradiction
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500contradiccioun
- Englishtodaycontradiction
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déyḱeti‘to show, point out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deikō‘to show, indicate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘to say, speak’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontrādīcō‘speak against’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontrādictiō‘the act of contradicting’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400contradiction
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500contradiccioun
- Englishtodaycontradiction
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’
teach, toe, token, digit, syndicate, indicative, paradigm, syndicalism, tache, 44 more
through Proto-Italic *deikō ‘to show, indicate’
indexation, interdiction, 17 more
through Latin dīcō ‘to say, speak’
index, indicate, preach, indicator, predict, indication, dedication, dictionary, dictator, dedicate, ditto, dictate, addict, predicament, predicate, ditty, dictum, interdict, indicia, dict, 25 more
Today it means
noun The act of contradicting.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- / contradiction