disto-

prefix

distal.

OriginEnglish distalbf. ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English distaunt →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. distal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ana-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  8. Proto-Italic*staējō
  9. Proto-Italic*staēō
  10. Latinstō
  11. Latindistō
  12. Latindistāns
  13. Old Frenchdistant
  14. Middle Englishdistaunt
  15. Englishdistant
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishdistalbf.
  19. Englishdisto-

Back-formation from distal.

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Cite this entry
APA

disto-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disto-

MLA

“disto-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disto-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disto-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disto-.

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