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Where does “incursão” come from?

incursão (Portuguese) comes from Latin incursio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

incursão (Portuguese): incursion, foray, raid

Definitions

  1. incursion, foray, raid

Ancestry of “incursão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincursioan onrush, an attack; an invasion, incursion
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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