Where does “dispelment” come from?
dispelment (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.
dispelment (English): The act of dispelling
Definitions
- The act of dispelling
Ancestry of “dispelment”, step by step
dispelment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dispel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dispel | To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering;... |
| 2 | Middle English | dispelen | — |
| 3 | Latin | dispello | I drive asunder, scatter, disperse; I drive away,... |
| 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 |