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Where does “discurrir” come from?

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

discurrir (Spanish): to invent; to infer; to discourse

Definitions

  1. to invent; to infer; to discourse

Ancestry of “discurrir”, step by step

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