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Where does “disponível” come from?

disponível (Portuguese) comes from Latin disponibilis, from Latin dispono, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

disponível (Portuguese): available, obtainable

Definitions

  1. available, obtainable

Ancestry of “disponível”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindisponibilis—
2LatindisponoI dispose, distribute or arrange
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “disponível”

  • indisponível
  • disponibilizar
  • disponibilização
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