Where does “antidisturbance” come from?
antidisturbance (English) comes from English disturbance, from Old French destorbance, from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
antidisturbance (English): Causing an explosive device to detonate if...
Definitions
- Causing an explosive device to detonate if...
Ancestry of “antidisturbance”, step by step
antidisturbance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disturbance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disturbance | The act of disturbing, being disturbed; Something... |
| 2 | Old French | destorbance | — |
| 3 | Old French | destourber | disturb |
| 4 | Latin | disturbo | I disturb; I demolish, destroy |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |