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Where does “distracție” come from?

distracție (Romanian) comes from French distraction, from Latin distractio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

distracție (Romanian): fun, amusement; a good time

Definitions

  1. fun, amusement; a good time

Ancestry of “distracție”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdistractiondistraction; entertainment
2LatindistractioA dragging apart; a pulling away; an act of...
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “distracție”

  • distractiv
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