Where does “déguiser” come from?

déguiser (French) comes from Old French desguiser, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

déguiser (French): to disguise

Definitions

  1. to disguise

Ancestry of “déguiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchdesguiserAlternative form of desguisier
2Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “déguiser

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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