Where does “desafiu” come from?
desafiu (Catalan) comes from Spanish desafío, from Spanish desafiar, from Spanish des-, from Old Spanish des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
desafiu (Catalan): challenge
Ancestry of “desafiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | desafío | challenge; defiance, provocation |
| 2 | Spanish | desafiar | to challenge; to defy, to challenge; to brave |
| 3 | Spanish | des- | dis- |
| 4 | Old Spanish | des- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |