Where does “dezbenzina” come from?

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

dezbenzina (Romanian): to extract gazoline

Definitions

  1. to extract gazoline

Ancestry of “dezbenzina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandez-Form of des- used before words that begin with...
2Romaniandes-dis-, de-
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dezbenzina

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx