Where does “långdistansare” come from?
långdistansare (Swedish) comes from Swedish långdistans, 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.
långdistansare (Swedish): long distancer
Definitions
- long distancer
Ancestry of “långdistansare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | långdistans | long distance running competitively at distances longer than three kilometers |
| 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 |