Where does “lointain” come from?
lointain (French) comes from Old French loingtien, from Vulgar Latin longitanus, from Latin longē, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
lointain (French): distant, remote, far-off; A far-off place
Definitions
- distant, remote, far-off; A far-off place
Ancestry of “lointain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | loingtien | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | longitanus | distant |
| 3 | Latin | longē | long, a long way off, far, afar, far away, far off, at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 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 |