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Where does “diluvio” come from?

diluvio (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish diluvio, from Latin dīluvium, from Latin dīluō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

diluvio (Spanish): deluge, downpour

Definitions

  1. deluge, downpour

Ancestry of “diluvio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishdiluvio—
2Latindīluvium—
3Latindīluō—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “diluvio”

  • antediluviano
  • diluviano
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