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Where does “denuncijant” come from?

denuncijant (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian denuncijácija, from Latin denuntiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

denuncijant (Serbo-Croatian): informer, snitch

Definitions

  1. informer, snitch

Ancestry of “denuncijant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandenuncijácija—
2Latindenuntiatioindication, intimation, announcement,...
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
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