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