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Where does “dispută” come from?

dispută (Romanian) comes from French dispute, from Latin disputō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dispută (Romanian): dispute

Definitions

  1. dispute

Ancestry of “dispută”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdisputedispute
2Latindisputō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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