Where does “discriminatory” come from?
Discriminatory comes from English discriminate plus the suffix -y, from Latin discrimināre meaning "to distinguish," derived from Latin discernere through the suffix -men, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
discriminatory (English): Of or pertaining to discrimination; Showing...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to discrimination; Showing...
Ancestry of “discriminatory”, step by step
| 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 |