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Where does “jus de chaussette” come from?

jus de chaussette (French) comes from French jus, from Middle French jus, from Old French jus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

jus de chaussette (French): bad coffee

Definitions

  1. bad coffee

Ancestry of “jus de chaussette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjusjuice; coffee; electricity, energy, power, juice
2Middle Frenchjusjuice; down, downwards
3Old Frenchjusjuice; down
4Latiniūs—
5Latindīcō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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