Where does “disjuntivo” come from?
disjuntivo (Portuguese) comes from Latin disiunctivus, from Latin disiungō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
disjuntivo (Portuguese): disjunctive that which disunites or separates
Definitions
- disjunctive that which disunites or separates
Ancestry of “disjuntivo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | disiunctivus | placed in opposition; disjunctive |
| 2 | Latin | disiungō | to disjoin, disunite, separate, part, divide |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |