Where does “dilatateur” come from?
dilatateur (French) comes from Latin dilatator, from Latin dīlātō, from Latin differō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dilatateur (French): dilatative
Definitions
- dilatative
Ancestry of “dilatateur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dilatator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | dīlātō | to spread out, extend, dilate |
| 3 | Latin | differō | to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |