Where does “endechar” come from?

endechar (Spanish) comes from Spanish endecha, from Latin indictus, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

endechar (Spanish): to sing a dirge

Definitions

  1. to sing a dirge

Ancestry of “endechar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishendechadirge
2Latinindictusdeclared, proclaimed, published, announced,...
3Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ