Where does “långdistans” come from?
långdistans (Swedish) comes from Swedish distans, 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.
långdistans (Swedish): long distance running competitively at distances longer than three kilometers
Definitions
- long distance running competitively at distances longer than three kilometers
Ancestry of “långdistans”, step by step
långdistans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish distans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | distans | a distance, a range |
| 2 | French | distance | distance; inflection of distancer: ##... |
| 3 | Middle French | distance | — |
| 4 | Old French | destance | — |
| 5 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 6 | Latin | distāns | standing apart |
| 7 | Latin | distō | to stand apart; to be distant |
| 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 |