Where does “lontano” come from?
lontano (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin longitanus, from Latin longē, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
lontano (Italian): distant; far
Ancestry of “lontano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | longitanus | distant |
| 2 | Latin | longē | — |
| 3 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “lontano”