Where does “despintecătură” come from?

despintecătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian despinteca, from Romanian des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

despintecătură (Romanian): splint

Definitions

splint

Ancestry of “despintecătură”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	despinteca	to rip, split
2	Romanian	des-	dis-, de-
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

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