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Where does “dilatus” come from?

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

dilatus (Latin): scattered; rejected or sentenced

Definitions

  1. scattered; rejected or sentenced

Ancestry of “dilatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindifferō—
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dilatus”

  • dilate
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