Where does “destourben” come from?
destourben (Middle English) comes from Old French destorber, from Latin disturbo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “destourben”, step by step
destourben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French destorber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | destorber | to disrupt; to disturb |
| 2 | Latin | disturbo | I disturb; I demolish, destroy |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Anglo-Norman distourber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | distourber | — |