Where does “eloignment” come from?
eloignment (English) comes from French éloignement, from French éloigner, from Middle French esloigner, from Old French esloignier, from Latin exlongō, from Latin longē, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
eloignment (English): Removal to a distance; withdrawal
Definitions
- Removal to a distance; withdrawal
Ancestry of “eloignment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éloignement | distancing; removal; distance between two things |
| 2 | French | éloigner | to remove; to distance, to draw or pull away... |
| 3 | Middle French | esloigner | to separate; to move away from; to avoid |
| 4 | Old French | esloignier | to separate; to move away from; to avoid |
| 5 | Latin | exlongō | — |
| 6 | Latin | longē | long, a long way off, far, afar, far away, far off, at a distance |
| 7 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 8 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |