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Where does “destance” come from?

destance (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “destance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistantiadistance, remoteness; difference, diversity;...
2Latindistāns—
3Latindistō—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “destance”

  • distance
  • equidistance
  • outdistance
  • distancer
  • distanceless
  • ultradistance
  • interdistance
  • biodistance
  • pseudodistance
  • multidistance
  • self-distance
  • microdistance
  • distancer
  • distancier
  • distanciation
  • distance
  • distancia
  • distanse
  • distanse
  • distance
  • distance
  • destaunce
  • distaunce
  • distanță
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