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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

  1. In a reasoning manner; by way of conversation or...

Ancestry of “discoursively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdiscoursiveof or pertaining to discourse or reasoning;...
2EnglishdiscourseVerbal exchange, conversation; Expression in...
3Middle Englishdiscours—
4Middle Frenchdiscoursspeech; discourse
5Latindiscursusrunning about
6Latindiscurrō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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