Where does “echidistant” come from?
echidistant (Romanian) comes from French équidistant, from Latin aequidistans, from Latin aequidisto, from Latin distō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
echidistant (Romanian): equidistant
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Ancestry of “echidistant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | équidistant | equidistant |
| 2 | Latin | aequidistans | equidistant; parallel |
| 3 | Latin | aequidisto | I am equidistant to/from |
| 4 | Latin | distō | to stand apart; to be distant |
| 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 |