Where does “nondilatable” come from?
nondilatable (English) comes from English dilatable, from English dilate, from Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātō, from Latin differō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nondilatable (English): Not dilatable
Definitions
- Not dilatable
Ancestry of “nondilatable”, step by step
nondilatable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dilatable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dilatable | That can be dilated |
| 2 | English | dilate | To enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or... |
| 3 | Middle English | dilaten | — |
| 4 | Old French | dilater | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīlātō | to spread out, extend, dilate |
| 6 | Latin | differō | to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |