Where does “descrizione” come from?
descrizione (Italian) comes from Latin discretionem, from Latin discretio, from Latin discerno, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
descrizione (Italian): description, sketch; line traced by a curve
Definitions
- description, sketch; line traced by a curve
Ancestry of “descrizione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | discretionem | accusative singular of discrētiō |
| 2 | Latin | discretio | separation; difference, distinction; discernment,... |
| 3 | Latin | discerno | I separate, set apart, divide, part; I... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “descrizione”