Where does “dilator” come from?
dilator (Latin) comes from Latin dilatus, from Latin differō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dilator (Latin): first-person singular present passive indicative...
Definitions
- first-person singular present passive indicative...
Ancestry of “dilator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dilatus | scattered; rejected or sentenced |
| 2 | Latin | differō | to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |