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Where does “desputer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “desputer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindisputoI estimate or compute; I discuss, debate or...
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “desputer”

  • dispute
  • indisputable
  • indisputably
  • disputable
  • disputant
  • undisputable
  • disputer
  • undisputably
  • spute
  • disputeth
  • disputably
  • disputability
  • disputest
  • disputeless
  • indisputableness
  • disputableness
  • nondisputant
  • redispute
  • disputen
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