Where does “desculța” come from?
desculța (Romanian) comes from Romanian descălța, from Latin discalceō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
desculța (Romanian): to remove or take off shoes
Definitions
- to remove or take off shoes
Ancestry of “desculța”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | descălța | to take off or remove a shoe; to remove one's... |
| 2 | Latin | discalceō | to pull off or remove one's shoes, make unshod |
| 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 |