Where does “diluviare” come from?

diluviare (Italian) comes from Latin diluvio, from Latin dīluvium, from Latin dīluō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

diluviare (Italian): to pour (also figurative), to rain cats and dogs, to bucket, to downpour

Definitions

  1. to pour (also figurative), to rain cats and dogs, to bucket, to downpour

Ancestry of “diluviare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiluvioflood, deluge, inundation; I inundate, deluge;...
2Latindīluviuma flood
3Latindīluōto wash away
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx