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Where does “dezrobi” come from?

dezrobi (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.

dezrobi (Romanian): to emancipate , to liberate, free, set free

Definitions

  1. to emancipate , to liberate, free, set free

Ancestry of “dezrobi”, 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
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