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Where does “distorsión” come from?

distorsión (Spanish) comes from Late Latin distorsio, from Latin distortio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

distorsión (Spanish): distortion

Definitions

  1. distortion

Ancestry of “distorsión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindistorsio—
2Latindistortioa distorting, contortion
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “distorsión”

  • distorsionar
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