Where does “długas” come from?
długas (Polish) comes from Polish długodystansowiec, from Polish dystans, from French distance, from Middle French distance, from Old French destance, from Latin distantia, from Latin distāns, from Latin distō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
długas (Polish): long-distance runner
Definitions
- long-distance runner
Ancestry of “długas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | długodystansowiec | long-distance runner |
| 2 | Polish | dystans | distance |
| 3 | French | distance | distance; inflection of distancer: ##... |
| 4 | Middle French | distance | — |
| 5 | Old French | destance | — |
| 6 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 7 | Latin | distāns | standing apart |
| 8 | Latin | distō | to stand apart; to be distant |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |