Where does “dezgusta” come from?
dezgusta (Romanian) comes from French dégoûter, from Old French desgouster, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dezgusta (Romanian): to disgust, sicken
Definitions
- to disgust, sicken
Ancestry of “dezgusta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dégoûter | to disgust, to nauseate, to sicken, to turn the... |
| 2 | Old French | desgouster | to put off one's appetite |
| 3 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |