Where does “desecho” come from?
desecho (Spanish) comes from Spanish desechar, from Latin disiecto, from Latin disiciō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
desecho (Spanish): debris; residue; waste
Ancestry of “desecho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | desechar | to discard, cast off, cast away; to dismiss |
| 2 | Latin | disiecto | I scatter, disperse; dative/ablative... |
| 3 | Latin | disiciō | — |
| 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 |