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