Where does “desfier” come from?
desfier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin disfidare, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
desfier (Old French): to defy
Ancestry of “desfier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | disfidare | renounce one's faith |
| 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 |
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