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Where does “disormeggio” come from?

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

disormeggio (Italian): unmooring; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. unmooring; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “disormeggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandisormeggiareto unmoor
2Italiandis-dis-
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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