Where does “displayen” come from?
displayen (Middle English) comes from Old French despleier, from Latin displicō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
displayen (Middle English): to display
Definitions
- to display
Ancestry of “displayen”, step by step
displayen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French despleier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | despleier | Alternative form of desploiier |
| 2 | Latin | displicō | to unfold |
| 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 despleier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | despleier | Alternative form of desploiier |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | displicare | to unfold, display; present active infinitive of... |