Where does “estorbo” come from?
estorbo (Spanish) comes from Spanish estorbar, from Old Spanish estorvar, from Spanish destorvar, from Latin disturbo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
estorbo (Spanish): obstacle; nuisance; impediment
Definitions
- obstacle; nuisance; impediment
Ancestry of “estorbo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | estorbar | to obstruct, hinder, impede; to bother, annoy; to... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | estorvar | — |
| 3 | Spanish | destorvar | bother; disturb |
| 4 | Latin | disturbo | I disturb; I demolish, destroy |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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