Where does “discretional” come from?
discretional (English) comes from English discretion, from Old French discretion, from Late Latin discretio, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discretional (English): discretionary
Definitions
- discretionary
Ancestry of “discretional”, step by step
discretional traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English discretion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discretion | The quality of being discreet or circumspect; The... |
| 2 | Old French | discretion | discretion (ability to make one's own judgments) |
| 3 | Late Latin | discretio | separation; difference, distinction; discernment,... |
| 4 | Latin | discernō | to separate, set apart, divide, part |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Italian discrezionale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | discrezionale | discretionary |