Distant Definition
Origin of Distant
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Middle English distaunt from Old French from Latin distāns distant- present participle of distāre to be remote dis- apart dis– stāre to stand stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin distans, present participle of distare (“to stand apart, be separate, distant, or different”), from di-, dis- (“apart”) + stare (“to stand”).
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