Where does “diluviu” come from?
diluviu (Romanian) comes from Italian diluvio, from Latin dīluvium, from Latin dīluō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diluviu (Romanian): deluge, flood
Ancestry of “diluviu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | diluvio | deluge, downpour; flood; Synonym of diluvium |
| 2 | Latin | dīluvium | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīluō | — |
| 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 |