Where does “ai dè” come from?

ai dè (Vietnamese) comes from Franco-Provençal dè-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

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Ancestry of “ai dè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Franco-Provençaldè-Attaches to a verb to form its opposite counterpart
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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