Where does “dilutus” come from?
dilutus (Latin) comes from Latin diluere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dilutus (Latin): washed away, drenched, having been washed away;...
Definitions
- washed away, drenched, having been washed away;...
Ancestry of “dilutus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | diluere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 3 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 4 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “dilutus”