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Where does “distordre” come from?

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

distordre (French): to distort

Definitions

  1. to distort

Ancestry of “distordre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistorqueō—
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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