Where does “chestie” come from?
chestie (Romanian) comes from Romanian chestiune, from French question, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
chestie (Romanian): thing, thingy; business, affair; matter, concern,...
Definitions
- thing, thingy; business, affair; matter, concern,...
Ancestry of “chestie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | chestiune | matter, concern, question, problem, issue |
| 2 | French | question | a question; a matter or issue; a problem |
| 3 | Old French | question | question |
| 4 | Latin | quaestiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |