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
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “digresseth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | digress | To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve;... |
| 2 | Latin | digressum | nominative neuter singular of dīgressus;... |
| 3 | Latin | digredi | present active infinitive of dīgredior; to step... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |