Where does “dê-” come from?

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

dê- (Norman): used to make antonyms

Definitions

  1. used to make antonyms

Ancestry of “dê-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dê-”

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