Where does “dis-” come from?

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

dis- (Middle English): dis-, de

Definitions

dis-, de

Ancestry of “dis-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	des-	de-; dis-
2	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3	Latin	calceus	shoe
4	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
5	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dis-”

dis-
des-
disrewlily
disrulily

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →