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
- With the hair uncombed; Disorderly or untidy in...
Ancestry of “dishevelled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dishevely | — |
| 2 | Old French | deschevelé | — |
| 3 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 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 |
Words derived from “dishevelled”