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Where does “digestivus” come from?

digestivus (Late Latin) comes from Latin digestus, from Latin digero, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

digestivus (Late Latin): digestive

Definitions

  1. digestive

Ancestry of “digestivus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigestusseparated, divided, distributed; dissolved,...
2LatindigeroI distribute, disseminate; I spread, branch out,...
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “digestivus”

  • digestive
  • aerodigestive
  • digestif
  • digestively
  • autodigestive
  • biliodigestive
  • nondigestive
  • antidigestive
  • digestiveness
  • digestivo
  • digestivo
  • digestive
  • digestif
  • Digestif
  • antidigestivo
  • aerodigestivo
  • digestivo
  • digestiivikeksi
  • digestiivi
  • digestiu
  • dixestivo
  • dixestivu
  • digestif
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