Where does “desconfiado” come from?
desconfiado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese desconfiar, from Portuguese des-, from Old Portuguese des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
desconfiado (Portuguese): distrustful, mistrustful, suspicious
Definitions
- distrustful, mistrustful, suspicious
Ancestry of “desconfiado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | desconfiar | to distrust, mistrust |
| 2 | Portuguese | des- | un-; de-; dis-; un-; Misspelling of dis- |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | des- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |