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Where does “dimanar” come from?

dimanar (Spanish) comes from Latin dimano, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dimanar (Spanish): to source; to stem; arise; crop up

Definitions

  1. to source; to stem; arise; crop up

Ancestry of “dimanar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindimanoI flow down, or in different directions; I...
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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