Where does “distendere” come from?
distendere (Italian) comes from Latin distendō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distendere (Italian): to stretch out; to relax; to extend
Definitions
- to stretch out; to relax; to extend
Ancestry of “distendere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | distendō | — |
| 2 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 3 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 4 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “distendere”