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Where does “disputest” come from?

disputest (English) comes from English dispute, from Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer, from Latin disputo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

disputest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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Ancestry of “disputest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisputeAn argument or disagreement, a failure to agree;...
2Middle Englishdisputen—
3Old Frenchdesputer—
4LatindisputoI estimate or compute; I discuss, debate or...
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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