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Where does “digresseth” come from?

digresseth (English) comes from English digress, from Latin digressum, from Latin digredi, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

digresseth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “digresseth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdigressTo step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve;...
2Latindigressumnominative neuter singular of dīgressus;...
3Latindigredipresent active infinitive of dīgredior; to step...
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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