Where does “semidispari” come from?
semidispari (Italian) comes from Italian dispari, from Italian dis-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
semidispari (Italian): half-integer; A half-integer number
Definitions
- half-integer; A half-integer number
Ancestry of “semidispari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | dispari | odd; unequal; odd number |
| 2 | Italian | dis- | dis- |
| 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 |