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Where does “desinteressadamente” come from?

desinteressadamente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese desinteressado, from Portuguese Des-, from Portuguese encriptação, from Portuguese -ção, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

desinteressadamente (Portuguese): disinterestedly; unselfishly; impartially

Definitions

  1. disinterestedly; unselfishly; impartially

Ancestry of “desinteressadamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedesinteressadodisinterested; unselfish; impartial
2PortugueseDes-—
3Portugueseencriptaçãoencryption
4Portuguese-ção-tion
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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