Where does “descorrer” come from?
descorrer (Spanish) comes from Latin discurrere, from Latin discurro, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
descorrer (Spanish): to draw back; to slide open; to run a space that...
Definitions
- to draw back; to slide open; to run a space that...
Ancestry of “descorrer”, step by step
descorrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin discurrere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | discurrere | present active infinitive of discurrō;... |
| 2 | Latin | discurro | I run to and fro, roam |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |