Where does “desxifrar” come from?

desxifrar (Catalan) comes from Catalan xifrar, from Catalan -ar, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

desxifrar (Catalan): to decipher

Definitions

  1. to decipher

Ancestry of “desxifrar”, step by step

desxifrar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan xifrar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanxifrarto number
2Catalan-ar-ar; Used to form nouns indicating where a given...
3Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Catalan des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandesfrom
2Late Latinde ēx—
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →