Where does “discretament” come from?
discretament (Catalan) comes from Catalan discret, from Latin discrētus, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discretament (Catalan): discreetly
Definitions
- discreetly
Ancestry of “discretament”, step by step
discretament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan discret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | discret | discreet; discrete |
| 2 | Latin | discrētus | separated |
| 3 | Latin | discernō | to separate, set apart, divide, part |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |