Where does “ta avstånd” come from?
ta avstånd (Swedish) comes from Swedish avstånd, from German Abstand, from Latin distantia, from Latin distāns, from Latin distō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ta avstånd (Swedish): }} to (publicly) renounce (something) (declare oneself opposed to it)
Definitions
- }} to (publicly) renounce (something) (declare oneself opposed to it)
Ancestry of “ta avstånd”, step by step
ta avstånd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish avstånd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avstånd | a distance |
| 2 | German | Abstand | distance, interspace, spacing, interval |
| 3 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 4 | Latin | distāns | standing apart |
| 5 | Latin | distō | to stand apart; to be distant |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |