Where does “deviză” come from?

deviză (Romanian) comes from French devise, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

deviză (Romanian): motto

Definitions

motto

Ancestry of “deviză”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	devise	motto; assets in foreign currency; currency
2	Latin	dīvidō	to divide, separate
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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