Where does “désenclavement” come from?

désenclavement (French) comes from French désenclaver, 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.

désenclavement (French): opening up (of a geopolitical region)

Definitions

  1. opening up (of a geopolitical region)

Ancestry of “désenclavement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdésenclaverto disenclave
2Frenchdés-dis-, de-
3Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
4Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx