Where does “deskonfiá” come from?
deskonfiá (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese desconfiar, from Portuguese des-, from Old Portuguese des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
deskonfiá (Kabuverdianu): suspect, distrust, doubt
Definitions
- suspect, distrust, doubt
Ancestry of “deskonfiá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | desconfiar | to distrust, mistrust |
| 2 | Portuguese | des- | un-; de-; dis-; un-; Misspelling of dis- |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | des- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |