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Where does “dispartiturus” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “dispartiturus”, step by step

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