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Where does “destourber” come from?

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

destourber (Old French): disturb

Definitions

  1. disturb

Ancestry of “destourber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindisturboI disturb; I demolish, destroy
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “destourber”

  • disturbance
  • nondisturbance
  • antidisturbance
  • indisturbance
  • destourbance
  • destorbance
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