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Where does “désaccoutumer” come from?

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

désaccoutumer (French): to become unaccustomed to

Definitions

  1. to become unaccustomed to

Ancestry of “désaccoutumer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdés-dis-, de-
2Middle Frenchdés-—
3Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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