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Where does “dispărea” come from?

dispărea (Romanian) comes from Italian disparire, from Latin disparere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dispărea (Romanian): to disappear, vanish

Definitions

  1. to disappear, vanish

Ancestry of “dispărea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliandisparireVariant of sparire or scomparire
2Latindispareresecond-person singular present passive...
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dispărea”

  • dispari
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