Where does “discriminateness” come from?
discriminateness (English) comes from English discriminate, from Latin discriminatus, from Latin discrīminō, from Latin discrīmen, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discriminateness (English): The state of being discriminated; distinctness
Definitions
- The state of being discriminated; distinctness
Ancestry of “discriminateness”, step by step
discriminateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discriminate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discriminate | To make distinctions; To make decisions based on... |
| 2 | Latin | discriminatus | 1. determined |
| 3 | Latin | discrīminō | to distinguish (between) |
| 4 | Latin | discrīmen | distinction, difference, discrimination |
| 5 | Latin | discernō | to separate, set apart, divide, part |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |