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Where does “antidigestivo” come from?

antidigestivo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese digestivo, from Late Latin digestivus, from Latin digestus, from Latin digero, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

antidigestivo (Portuguese): antidigestive

Definitions

  1. antidigestive

Ancestry of “antidigestivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedigestivodigestive
2Late Latindigestivusdigestive
3Latindigestusseparated, divided, distributed; dissolved,...
4LatindigeroI distribute, disseminate; I spread, branch out,...
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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