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Where does “disputi” come from?

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

disputi (Italian): second-person singular present of disputare;...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present of disputare;...

Ancestry of “disputi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandisputareto dispute, discuss, argue; to compete, contend;...
2Latindisputō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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