Where does “distancer” come from?
distancer (English) comes from English distance, from Middle English distance, from Middle French distance, from Old French destance, from Latin distantia, from Latin distāns, from Latin distō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distancer (English): A person who tends to maintain emotional distance...
Definitions
- A person who tends to maintain emotional distance...
Ancestry of “distancer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | distance | The amount of space between two points, usually... |
| 2 | Middle English | distance | — |
| 3 | Middle French | distance | — |
| 4 | Old French | destance | — |
| 5 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 6 | Latin | distāns | standing apart |
| 7 | Latin | distō | to stand apart; to be distant |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |