Where does “dilatoire” come from?
dilatoire (Old French) comes from Latin dilatorius, from Latin dilator, from Latin dilatus, from Latin differō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “dilatoire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dilatorius | extending or putting off |
| 2 | Latin | dilator | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | dilatus | scattered; rejected or sentenced |
| 4 | Latin | differō | — |
| 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 “dilatoire”