Where does “dixestivo” come from?
dixestivo (Galician) comes from Late Latin digestivus, from Latin digestus, from Latin digero, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dixestivo (Galician): digestive
Ancestry of “dixestivo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | digestivus | digestive |
| 2 | Latin | digestus | separated, divided, distributed; dissolved,... |
| 3 | Latin | digero | I distribute, disseminate; I spread, branch out,... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |