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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

  1. to entertain, distract; to amuse oneself, have...

Ancestry of “distraer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdistraerto entertain, distract; to amuse oneself, have...
2Latindistrahō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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