Where does “დისტანცია” come from?
დისტანცია (Georgian) comes from Russian диста́нция, from French distance, from Middle French distance, from Old French destance, from Latin distantia, from Latin distāns, from Latin distō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
დისტანცია (Georgian): distance
Definitions
- distance
Ancestry of “დისტანცია”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | диста́нция | distance amount of space between two points |
| 2 | French | distance | distance; inflection of distancer: ##... |
| 3 | Middle French | distance | — |
| 4 | Old French | destance | — |
| 5 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 6 | Latin | distāns | standing apart |
| 7 | Latin | distō | to stand apart; to be distant |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |