Where does “display” come from?
display (Portuguese) comes from English display, from Middle English displayen, from Old French despleier, from Latin displicō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
display (Portuguese): display
Ancestry of “display”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | display | A show or spectacle; A piece of work to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | displayen | to display |
| 3 | Old French | despleier | Alternative form of desploiier |
| 4 | Latin | displicō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |