Where does “distance” come from?
distance (French) comes from Middle French distance, from Old French destance, from Latin distantia, from Latin distāns, from Latin distō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distance (French): distance; inflection of distancer:
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Definitions
- distance; inflection of distancer:
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Ancestry of “distance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | distance | — |
| 2 | Old French | destance | — |
| 3 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 4 | Latin | distāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | distō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “distance”