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Where does “ducha” come from?

ducha (Portuguese) comes from French douche, from Italian doccia, from Italian doccione, from Latin ductiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ducha (Portuguese): douche; shower

Definitions

  1. douche; shower

Ancestry of “ducha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoucheshower; first-person singular present indicative...
2Italiandocciashower; drainpipe; plaster cast
3Italiandoccionespout ; gargoyle
4Latinductiō—
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

Words derived from “ducha”

  • duchar
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