Where does “dilate” come from?
Dilate comes from Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dilato, formed from the prefix dis- and latus, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.
dilate (English): To enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or...
Definitions
- To enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or...
Ancestry of “dilate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dilaten | — |
| 2 | Old French | dilater | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīlātō | to spread out, extend, dilate |
| 4 | Latin | differō | to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate |
| 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 |