Where does “desorientar” come from?

desorientar (Catalan) comes from Catalan des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

desorientar (Catalan): to disorient

Definitions

  1. to disorient

Ancestry of “desorientar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandes-Indicates the negation of a verb; dis-, un-
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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