Where does “medeldistans” come from?
medeldistans (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.
medeldistans (Swedish): medium distance running competitively at distances between 400 meters and three kilometers
Definitions
- medium distance running competitively at distances between 400 meters and three kilometers
Ancestry of “medeldistans”, step by step
| 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 |