Where does “dishevelled” come from?

Dishevelled comes from Old French deschevelé, formed with the prefix des- (from Latin dis- and Latin ex) and ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European de and dwóh₁, meaning to separate or divide.

dishevelled (English): With the hair uncombed; Disorderly or untidy in...

Definitions

  1. With the hair uncombed; Disorderly or untidy in...

Ancestry of “dishevelled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdishevely—
2Old Frenchdeschevelé—
3Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dishevelled”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →