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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindilatoriusextending or putting off
2Latindilatorfirst-person singular present passive indicative...
3Latindilatusscattered; rejected or sentenced
4Latindifferōto carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dilatoire

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx