Where does “disquisite” come from?
disquisite (Italian) comes from Italian disquisire, from Italian disquisito, from Latin disquīrō, from Latin disquirens, from Latin disquiro, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
disquisite (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “disquisite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | disquisire | To discourse |
| 2 | Italian | disquisito | past participle of disquisire |
| 3 | Latin | disquīrō | to investigate |
| 4 | Latin | disquirens | investigating |
| 5 | Latin | disquiro | I investigate |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |