Where does “disponibil” come from?
disponibil (Romanian) comes from French disponible, from Latin disponibilis, from Latin dispono, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
disponibil (Romanian): available
Definitions
- available
Ancestry of “disponibil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | disponible | available |
| 2 | Latin | disponibilis | available, at one's disposal |
| 3 | Latin | dispono | I dispose, distribute or arrange |
| 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 |