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Where does “dischiudere” come from?

dischiudere (Italian) comes from Latin discludo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dischiudere (Italian): to open ; to part; to disclose, reveal

Definitions

  1. to open ; to part; to disclose, reveal

Ancestry of “dischiudere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiscludoI divide, separate, keep apart
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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