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Where does “diffringo” come from?

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

diffringo (Latin): I shatter

Definitions

  1. I shatter

Ancestry of “diffringo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
2Latincalceusshoe
3Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
4Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “diffringo”

  • diffractometer
  • diffract
  • diffractometry
  • diffractor
  • diffractometric
  • diffracturus
  • diffractus
  • diffracter
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