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Where does “distinendus” come from?

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

distinendus (Latin): which is to be divided or separated or split

Definitions

  1. which is to be divided or separated or split

Ancestry of “distinendus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindistineoI hold or keep apart; divide, separate, split; I...
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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