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Where does “anti-discriminator” come from?

anti-discriminator (English) comes from English discriminator, from English discriminate, from Latin discriminatus, from Latin discrīminō, from Latin discrīmen, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

anti-discriminator (English): An opponent of discrimination

Definitions

  1. An opponent of discrimination

Ancestry of “anti-discriminator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscriminatorA person who discriminates or differentiates; A...
2EnglishdiscriminateTo make distinctions; To make decisions based on...
3Latindiscriminatus1. determined
4Latindiscrīminō—
5Latindiscrīmen—
6Latindiscernō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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