Where does “desafío” come from?
desafío (Spanish) comes from Spanish desafiar, from Spanish des-, from Old Spanish des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
desafío (Spanish): challenge; defiance, provocation
Definitions
- challenge; defiance, provocation
Ancestry of “desafío”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | desafiar | to challenge; to defy, to challenge; to brave |
| 2 | Spanish | des- | dis- |
| 3 | Old Spanish | des- | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “desafío”