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Where does “deslyer” come from?

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

deslyer (Middle French): to untie

Definitions

  1. to untie

Ancestry of “deslyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeslierto untie; to detach
2Latindisligō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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