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Where does “distender” come from?

distender (English) comes from English distend, from Latin distendō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

distender (English): One who, or that which, distends

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, distends

Ancestry of “distender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdistendTo extend or expand, as from internal pressure;...
2Latindistendō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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