Where does “dissuade” come from?
dissuade (Italian) comes from Italian dissuadere, from Latin dissuādeō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dissuade (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “dissuade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | dissuadere | to dissuade |
| 2 | Latin | dissuādeō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |