Where does “deshidratare” come from?
deshidratare (Romanian) comes from Romanian deshidrata, from French déshydrater, from French dés-, from Middle French dés-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
deshidratare (Romanian): dehydration
Definitions
- dehydration
Ancestry of “deshidratare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | deshidrata | to dehydrate |
| 2 | French | déshydrater | to dehydrate |
| 3 | French | dés- | dis-, de- |
| 4 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 5 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |