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Where does “descorde” come from?

descorde (Middle English) comes from Old French descort, from Latin Discordia, from Latin discors, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “descorde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdescortdisagreement; discord
2LatinDiscordia—
3Latindiscorsdiscordant; inharmonious; different
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “descorde”

  • discord
  • discording
  • Discordian
  • Discordianism
  • discordful
  • Discordianist
  • discordous
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