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Where does “dirimir” come from?

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

dirimir (Catalan): to resolve, settle; to annul

Definitions

  1. to resolve, settle; to annul

Ancestry of “dirimir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindirimeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatindirimoI separate, divide, take apart; I interrupt,...
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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