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Where does “desnutrir” come from?

desnutrir (Spanish) comes 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.

desnutrir (Spanish): to starve

Definitions

  1. to starve

Ancestry of “desnutrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdes-dis-
2Old Spanishdes-—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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