Where does “distend” come from?

distend (French) comes from French distendre, from Latin distendō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

distend (French): third-person singular present indicative of...

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third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “distend”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	distendre	to distend
2	Latin	distendō	to stretch out, extend
3	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4	Latin	calceus	shoe
5	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
6	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →