Where does “DC” come from?
DC (Chinese) comes from English discord, from Middle English descorde, from Old French descort, from Latin Discordia, from Latin discors, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “DC”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discord | Lack of concord, agreement or harmony; Tension or... |
| 2 | Middle English | descorde | — |
| 3 | Old French | descort | disagreement; discord |
| 4 | Latin | Discordia | disagreement, dissension, variance, discord |
| 5 | Latin | discors | discordant; inharmonious; different |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |