Where does “impressão digital” come from?
impressão digital (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese impressão, from Latin impressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
impressão digital (Portuguese): fingerprint
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Ancestry of “impressão digital”, step by step
impressão digital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese impressão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | impressão | impression |
| 2 | Latin | impressio | push, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |