Where does “distansering” come from?
distansering (Swedish) comes from Swedish distansera, from Swedish distans, 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.
distansering (Swedish): distancing
Definitions
- distancing
Ancestry of “distansering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | distansera | to distance |
| 2 | Swedish | distans | a distance, a range |
| 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 |