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