Where does “dezafecta” come from?

dezafecta (Romanian) comes from French désaffecter, from French dés-, from Middle French dés-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dezafecta (Romanian): to decommission

Definitions

  1. to decommission

Ancestry of “dezafecta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdésaffecterto decommission
2Frenchdés-dis-, de-
3Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
4Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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