Where does “displacency” come from?
displacency (English) comes from Latin displacentia, from Latin displicentia, from Latin displicere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
displacency (English): Lack of complacency or gratification; envious...
Definitions
- Lack of complacency or gratification; envious...
Ancestry of “displacency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | displacentia | — |
| 2 | Latin | displicentia | nominative neuter plural of displicēns;... |
| 3 | Latin | displicere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 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 |