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Where does “dezvăța” come from?

dezvăța (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.

dezvăța (Romanian): to unlearn, become unfamiliar with, forget how to...

Definitions

  1. to unlearn, become unfamiliar with, forget how to...

Ancestry of “dezvăța”, 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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