Where does “distinguo” come from?
distinguo (Italian) comes from Italian distinguere, from Latin distinguo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distinguo (Italian): first-person singular indicative present of...
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Ancestry of “distinguo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | distinguere | to distinguish, discern, discriminate; to mark,... |
| 2 | Latin | distinguo | I distinguish, separate, divide or part; I adorn... |
| 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 |