Where does “digresser” come from?

digresser (French) comes from French digression, from Latin dīgressiōnem, from Latin digressus, from Latin dīgredior, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

digresser (French): to digress

Definitions

  1. to digress

Ancestry of “digresser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdigressiondigression
2Latindīgressiōnem
3Latindigressusseparated
4Latindīgrediorto go apart or asunder, separate, part; go away, depart
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