Etymology Explorer › Spanish

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

  1. obstacle; nuisance; impediment

Ancestry of “estorbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestorbarto obstruct, hinder, impede; to bother, annoy; to...
2Old Spanishestorvar—
3Spanishdestorvarbother; disturb
4LatindisturboI disturb; I demolish, destroy
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “estorbo”

  • istorbo
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →