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Where does “desen” come from?

desen (Romanian) comes from French dessin, from Italian disegno, from Latin dēsignātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

desen (Romanian): drawing, picture; cartoon

Definitions

  1. drawing, picture; cartoon

Ancestry of “desen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdessindrawing; design
2Italiandisegnodrawing, cartoon; design, pattern; intention,...
3Latindēsignātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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