Where does “deschizătură” come from?
deschizătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian deschide, from Latin discludo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
deschizătură (Romanian): opening, aperture, foramen; orifice, hole
Definitions
- opening, aperture, foramen; orifice, hole
Ancestry of “deschizătură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | deschide | to open; to unlock; to turn on |
| 2 | Latin | discludo | I divide, separate, keep apart |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |