Where does “digresiune” come from?

digresiune (Romanian) comes from French digression, from Latin dīgressiōnem, from Latin digressus, from Latin dīgredior, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

digresiune (Romanian): digression

Definitions

  1. digression

Ancestry of “digresiune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdigressiondigression
2Latindīgressiōnem
3Latindigressusseparated
4Latindīgrediorto go apart or asunder, separate, part; go away, depart
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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