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Where does “dispelleth” come from?

dispelleth (English) comes from English dispel, from Middle English dispelen, from Latin dispello, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “dispelleth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdispelTo drive away or cause to vanish by scattering;...
2Middle Englishdispelen—
3LatindispelloI drive asunder, scatter, disperse; I drive away,...
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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