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Where does “discapacitat” come from?

discapacitat (Catalan) comes from Catalan dis-, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

discapacitat (Catalan): disability, handicap; disabled, handicapped;...

Definitions

  1. disability, handicap; disabled, handicapped;...

Ancestry of “discapacitat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandis-dys-; Indicates negation
2Ancient Greekδῠσ-bad, unfortunate
3Latincalculāre—
4Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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