Where does “distinctăciune” come from?
distinctăciune (Romanian) comes from Romanian distinge, from French distinguer, from Latin distinguo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
distinctăciune (Romanian): distinction
Definitions
- distinction
Ancestry of “distinctăciune”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | distinge | to distinguish, discern, perceive |
| 2 | French | distinguer | to distinguish; to be distinguished |
| 3 | Latin | distinguo | I distinguish, separate, divide or part; I adorn... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |