Where does “dissimilitude” come from?
dissimilitude (English) comes from Middle English dissimilitude, from Latin dissimilitūdō, from Latin dissimilis, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dissimilitude (English): The quality of being diverse or different; lack...
Definitions
- The quality of being diverse or different; lack...
Ancestry of “dissimilitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dissimilitude | — |
| 2 | Latin | dissimilitūdō | unlikeness, difference, dissimilitude |
| 3 | Latin | dissimilis | unlike, dissimilar, different |
| 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 |