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Where does “desinteressado” come from?

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

desinteressado (Portuguese): disinterested; unselfish; impartial

Definitions

  1. disinterested; unselfish; impartial

Ancestry of “desinteressado”, step by step

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

Words derived from “desinteressado”

  • desinteressadamente
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