Where does “dīluvium” come from?

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

dīluvium (Latin): a flood

Definitions

  1. a flood

Ancestry of “dīluvium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dīluvium

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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