Where does “дистанционка” come from?
дистанционка (Russian) comes from Russian дистанцио́нный, from Russian диста́нция, 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.
дистанционка (Russian): remote control (device for appliances such as a TV); remote
Definitions
- remote control (device for appliances such as a TV); remote
Ancestry of “дистанционка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дистанцио́нный | remote-controlled |
| 2 | Russian | диста́нция | distance amount of space between two points |
| 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 |