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Where does “dissidente” come from?

dissidente (French) comes from French dissident, from Latin dissidēns, from Latin dissideō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dissidente (French): feminine singular of dissident

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of dissident

Ancestry of “dissidente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdissidentdissenting, dissident; dissenter; dissident,...
2Latindissidēns—
3Latindissideō—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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