Where does “disfressar” come from?
disfressar (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.
disfressar (Catalan): to disguise; to put in costume
Definitions
- to disguise; to put in costume
Ancestry of “disfressar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | dis- | dys-; Indicates negation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 3 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |