Where does “diluvium” come from?

diluvium (French) comes from Latin dīluvium, from Latin dīluō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

diluvium (French): diluvium

Definitions

  1. diluvium

Ancestry of “diluvium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīluviuma flood
2Latindīluōto wash away
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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