Where does “disperazzjoni” come from?

disperazzjoni (Maltese) comes from Italian disperazione, from Latin desperatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

disperazzjoni (Maltese): despair, desperation

Definitions

  1. despair, desperation

Ancestry of “disperazzjoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandisperazionedespair
2Latindesperatiohopelessness, despair; desperation; foolhardiness
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ