Where does “dibujo” come from?
dibujo (Spanish) comes from Spanish dibujar, from Old Spanish debuxar, from Old French deboissier, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dibujo (Spanish): drawing; tread
Definitions
- drawing; tread
Ancestry of “dibujo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dibujar | to draw, to sketch; to describe vividly, to... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | debuxar | — |
| 3 | Old French | deboissier | to sculpt |
| 4 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |