Where does “diskwiminasion” come from?
diskwiminasion (Antillean Creole) comes from French discrimination, from English discrimination, from Latin discrīminātiō, from Latin discriminare, from Latin discrimino, from Latin discrimen, from Latin discerno, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diskwiminasion (Antillean Creole): discrimination
Definitions
- discrimination
Ancestry of “diskwiminasion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | discrimination | discrimination, distinction |
| 2 | English | discrimination | Discernment, the act of discriminating,... |
| 3 | Latin | discrīminātiō | separation |
| 4 | Latin | discriminare | present active infinitive of discrīminō;... |
| 5 | Latin | discrimino | I distinguish |
| 6 | Latin | discrimen | distinction, difference; division, separation;... |
| 7 | Latin | discerno | I separate, set apart, divide, part; I... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |