Where does “distraer” come from?
distraer (Galician) comes from Spanish distraer, from Latin distrahō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distraer (Galician): to entertain, distract; to amuse oneself, have...
Definitions
- to entertain, distract; to amuse oneself, have...
Ancestry of “distraer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | distraer | to entertain, distract; to amuse oneself, have... |
| 2 | Latin | distrahō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |