Where does “dessalement” come from?
dessalement (French) comes from French dessaler, 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.
dessalement (French): desalination
Ancestry of “dessalement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dessaler | to desalt |
| 2 | French | dés- | dis-, de- |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | — |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |