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Where does “self-distance” come from?

self-distance (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.

self-distance (English): The ability to critically reflect on oneself and...

Definitions

  1. The ability to critically reflect on oneself and...

Ancestry of “self-distance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdistanceThe amount of space between two points, usually...
2Middle Englishdistance—
3Middle Frenchdistance—
4Old Frenchdestance—
5Latindistantiadistance, remoteness; difference, diversity;...
6Latindistāns—
7Latindistō—
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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