Where does “displăcea” come from?

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

displăcea (Romanian): to dislike

Definitions

  1. to dislike

Ancestry of “displăcea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandispiacereto upset, displease
2Italiandis-dis
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ