Italian word distanza comes from Latin sto, Latin dis-, Latin di-, Italian distare, and later Latin disto ((intransitive) I stand apart; I am distant.)

Detailed word origin of distanza

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
sto	Latin (lat)	(Medieval Latin) I [currently] am (feel). (Medieval Latin) I am [located at]. I stand. I stay, remain.
dis-	Latin (lat)	Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
di-	Latin (lat)
distare	Italian (ita)	(intransitive) to be distant (from). (intransitive) to be far (from).
disto	Latin (lat)	(intransitive) I stand apart; I am distant.
distans	Latin (lat)
distantia	Latin (lat)	Difference, diversity. Distance, remoteness.
distanza	Italian (ita)	Distance, interval.

Words with the same origin as distanza