Where does “desceñir” come from?

desceñir (Spanish) comes from Latin discingo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

desceñir (Spanish): to loosen (a belt)

Definitions

  1. to loosen (a belt)

Ancestry of “desceñir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiscingoI unfasten or remove
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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