Where does “difidență” come from?

difidență (Romanian) comes from Italian diffidenza, from Latin diffidentia, from Latin diffīdēns, from Latin diffīdō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

difidență (Romanian): distrust, mistrust

Definitions

  1. distrust, mistrust

Ancestry of “difidență”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandiffidenzamistrust, suspicion
2Latindiffidentiadistrust, mistrust; diffidence; nominative neuter...
3Latindiffīdēnsdistrusting
4Latindiffīdōto distrust, be diffident, be distrustful (coupled with dative of the thing or person subjected)
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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