Where does “discoursest” come from?
discoursest (English) comes from English discourse, from Middle English discours, from Middle French discours, from Latin discursus, from Latin discurrō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discoursest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “discoursest”, step by step
discoursest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discourse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discourse | Verbal exchange, conversation; Expression in... |
| 2 | Middle English | discours | — |
| 3 | Middle French | discours | speech; discourse |
| 4 | Latin | discursus | running about |
| 5 | Latin | discurrō | to run about, in different directions, or to and fro; to roam, wander |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |