Where does “dezmânietură” come from?
dezmânietură (Romanian) comes from Romanian dezmânia, from Romanian dez-, from Romanian des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dezmânietură (Romanian): calming
Definitions
- calming
Ancestry of “dezmânietură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dezmânia | to calm down |
| 2 | Romanian | dez- | Form of des- used before words that begin with... |
| 3 | Romanian | des- | dis-, de- |
| 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 |