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Where does “esloigner” come from?

esloigner (Middle French) comes from Old French esloignier, from Latin exlongō, from Latin longē, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

esloigner (Middle French): to separate; to move away from; to avoid

Definitions

  1. to separate; to move away from; to avoid

Ancestry of “esloigner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesloignierto separate; to move away from; to avoid
2Latinexlongō—
3Latinlongē—
4Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
5Latin-ē—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “esloigner”

  • eloignment
  • éloignement
  • éloigner
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