Where does “discriminate” come from?

Discriminate comes from Latin discriminatus, the past participle of discriminare, meaning to distinguish or separate, formed from the prefix dis- and a root from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning two.

discriminate (English): To make distinctions; To make decisions based on...

Definitions

  1. To make distinctions; To make decisions based on...

Ancestry of “discriminate”, step by step

discriminate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin discriminatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiscriminatus1. determined
2Latindiscrīminōto distinguish (between)
3Latindiscrīmendistinction, difference, discrimination
4Latindiscernōto separate, set apart, divide, part
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin discriminare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiscriminarepresent active infinitive of discrīminō;...
2LatindiscriminoI distinguish
3Latindiscrimendistinction, difference; division, separation;...
4LatindiscernoI separate, set apart, divide, part; I...
5LatincernoI separate, sift; I distinguish, discern, see; I...

Words derived from “discriminate

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx