Where does “éloigner” come from?
éloigner (French) comes from Middle French esloigner, from Old French esloignier, from Latin exlongō, from Latin longē, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
éloigner (French): to remove; to distance, to draw or pull away...
Definitions
- to remove; to distance, to draw or pull away...
Ancestry of “éloigner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | esloigner | to separate; to move away from; to avoid |
| 2 | Old French | esloignier | to separate; to move away from; to avoid |
| 3 | Latin | exlongō | — |
| 4 | Latin | longē | — |
| 5 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “éloigner”