Where does “dezarticulare” come from?

dezarticulare (Romanian) comes from Romanian dezarticula, from French désarticuler, 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.

dezarticulare (Romanian): disarticulation

Definitions

  1. disarticulation

Ancestry of “dezarticulare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandezarticulato disarticulate
2Frenchdésarticulerto dislocate
3Frenchdés-dis-, de-
4Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
5Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ