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Where does “disciplineless” come from?

disciplineless (English) comes from English discipline, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina, from Latin discipulus, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

disciplineless (English): Without discipline; undisciplined

Definitions

  1. Without discipline; undisciplined

Ancestry of “disciplineless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisciplineA controlled behaviour; self-control; A specific...
2Old Frenchdesciplinecorporal punishment; massacre; ravaging;...
3Latindisciplinateaching, instruction, education; training;...
4Latindiscipulusstudent, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet
5Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
6Latin-īnus—
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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