Where does “disciplinarian” come from?
Disciplinarian derives from English discipline, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dek- meaning to take or receive.
disciplinarian (English): One who exercises discipline; One who believes in...
Definitions
- One who exercises discipline; One who believes in...
Ancestry of “disciplinarian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discipline | A controlled behaviour; self-control; A specific... |
| 2 | Old French | descipline | corporal punishment; massacre; ravaging;... |
| 3 | Latin | disciplina | teaching, instruction, education; training;... |
| 4 | Latin | discipulus | student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |