Where does “distansya” come from?
distansya (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish distancia, from Latin distantia, from Latin distāns, from Latin distō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distansya (Hiligaynon): distance, remoteness; an interval of time or...
Definitions
- distance, remoteness; an interval of time or...
Ancestry of “distansya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | distancia | distance |
| 2 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 3 | Latin | distāns | standing apart |
| 4 | Latin | distō | to stand apart; to be distant |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |