Where does “equidistanza” come from?
equidistanza (Italian) comes from Italian distanza, 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.
equidistanza (Italian): equidistance, impartiality
Definitions
- equidistance, impartiality
Ancestry of “equidistanza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | distanza | distance, interval |
| 2 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 3 | Latin | distāns | — |
| 4 | Latin | distō | — |
| 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 |