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Where does “discalceation” come from?

discalceation (English) comes from Latin discalceātus, from Latin discalceō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

discalceation (English): The act of removing footwear

Definitions

  1. The act of removing footwear

Ancestry of “discalceation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiscalceātus—
2Latindiscalceō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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