myEtymology.com: French etymology of distance

Etymology of the French word distance

the French word distance

derived from the Latin word distantia (distance; difference)

derived from the Latin word distans (distant; separate)

derived from the Latin word distare (to stand apart; stand apart, be distant; be different)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

using the Latin prefix dis-

The earliest known usage of distance in French dates from the 13th century.

Dutch distantie, English distance, German Distanz, Italian distanzia, Lithuanian distancija, Norwegian distanse, Russian диcтaнция, Spanish distancia, Swedish distans