Where does “distingiva” come from?
distingiva (Ido) comes from Ido distingar, from Esperanto distingi, from Latin distinguo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distingiva (Ido): distinctive, characteristic
Definitions
- distinctive, characteristic
Ancestry of “distingiva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | distingar | to characterize, to distinguish, to make distinct... |
| 2 | Esperanto | distingi | to distinguish |
| 3 | Latin | distinguo | I distinguish, separate, divide or part; I adorn... |
| 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 |