Where does “descortezador” come from?
descortezador (Spanish) comes from Spanish descortezar, 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.
descortezador (Spanish): debarking which removes bark from a tree
Definitions
- debarking which removes bark from a tree
Ancestry of “descortezador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | descortezar | to hull, shell to remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| 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 |