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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

  1. distrustful, mistrustful, suspicious

Ancestry of “desconfiado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedesconfiarto distrust, mistrust
2Portuguesedes-un-; de-; dis-; un-; Misspelling of dis-
3Old Portuguesedes-—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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