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Where does “dêteindre” come from?

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

dêteindre (Norman): to fade

Definitions

  1. to fade

Ancestry of “dêteindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normandê-used to make antonyms
2Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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