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Where does “oddi” come from?

oddi (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

oddi (Old Norse): odd, third or additional number; triangle

Definitions

  1. odd, third or additional number; triangle

Ancestry of “oddi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-i—
2Latin-ē—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “oddi”

  • odd
  • odds
  • oddly
  • oddball
  • oddness
  • Oddfellow
  • oddish
  • oddment
  • oddsmaker
  • oddsmaking
  • oddling
  • oddsboard
  • nonodd
  • oddsman
  • oddsome
  • odd man
  • oddship
  • oddetall
  • odde
  • odds
  • odde
  • odds
  • odde
  • odde
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