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Where does “dischiuso” come from?

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

dischiuso (Italian): past participle of dischiudere

Definitions

  1. past participle of dischiudere

Ancestry of “dischiuso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindisclususdivided, separated
2LatindiscludoI divide, separate, keep apart
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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