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Where does “digesti” come from?

digesti (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.

digesti (Latin): nominative masculine plural of dīgestus; genitive...

Definitions

  1. nominative masculine plural of dīgestus; genitive...

Ancestry of “digesti”, 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
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