Where does “equidistante” come from?
equidistante (Italian) comes from Latin aequidistans, from Latin aequidisto, from Latin distō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
equidistante (Italian): equidistant; present participle of equidistare
Definitions
- equidistant; present participle of equidistare
Ancestry of “equidistante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aequidistans | equidistant; parallel |
| 2 | Latin | aequidisto | I am equidistant to/from |
| 3 | Latin | distō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “equidistante”