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Where does “multidivisa” come from?

multidivisa (Spanish) comes from Spanish divisa, from Spanish divisar, from Latin dīvīsus, from French devise, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

multidivisa (Spanish): multicurrency

Definitions

  1. multicurrency

Ancestry of “multidivisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdivisabadge, emblem, token; foreign currency; foreign...
2Spanishdivisarto spot, to make out, to sight, to descry, to...
3Latindīvīsus—
4Frenchdevisemotto; assets in foreign currency; currency
5Latindīvidō—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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