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Where does “cuestionable” come from?

cuestionable (Spanish) comes from Spanish cuestión, from Latin quaestiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cuestionable (Spanish): questionable

Definitions

  1. questionable

Ancestry of “cuestionable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuestiónmatter, question, issue; question; thing
2Latinquaestiō—
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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