distineo.
to hold or keep apart; divide, separate, split
Meaning & usage
to hold or keep apart; divide, separate, split
to divide, split, distract, perplex
to hold off, keep back, hold up; detain, hinder, prevent
to occupy, engage, divert, employ
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin distineō From dis- + teneō (“hold; restrain”).
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