Where does “ディスタンス” come from?

ディスタンス (Japanese) comes from English distance, from Middle English distance, from Middle French distance, from Old French destance, from Latin distantia, from Latin distāns, from Latin distō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ディスタンス (Japanese): distance

Definitions

  1. distance

Ancestry of “ディスタンス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdistanceThe amount of space between two points, usually...
2Middle Englishdistance
3Middle Frenchdistance
4Old Frenchdestance
5Latindistantiadistance, remoteness; difference, diversity;...
6Latindistānsstanding apart
7Latindistōto stand apart; to be distant
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx