Where does “multidistance” come from?
multidistance (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.
multidistance (English): An extension of the concept of distance between a...
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- An extension of the concept of distance between a...
Ancestry of “multidistance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | distō | — |
| 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 |