Where does “disfida” come from?

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

disfida (Italian): challenge; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. challenge; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “disfida”, step by step

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

Words derived from “disfida

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ