Where does “ddimetta” come from?

ddimetta (Maltese) comes from Italian dimettere, from Latin dīmittō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ddimetta (Maltese): to resign

Definitions

  1. to resign

Ancestry of “ddimetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandimettereto discharge, to release; to remove, to dismiss
2Latindīmittōto send away, send forth, send off, dismiss, let go
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx