Where does “discoursively” come from?
discoursively (English) comes from English discoursive, from English discourse, from Middle English discours, from Middle French discours, from Latin discursus, from Latin discurrō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discoursively (English): In a reasoning manner; by way of conversation or...
Definitions
- In a reasoning manner; by way of conversation or...
Ancestry of “discoursively”, step by step
discoursively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discoursive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discoursive | of or pertaining to discourse or reasoning;... |
| 2 | English | discourse | Verbal exchange, conversation; Expression in... |
| 3 | Middle English | discours | — |
| 4 | Middle French | discours | speech; discourse |
| 5 | Latin | discursus | running about |
| 6 | Latin | discurrō | to run about, in different directions, or to and fro; to roam, wander |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |