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Where does “discriminous” come from?

discriminous (English) comes from Latin discriminosus, from Latin discrīmen, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

discriminous (English): hazardous; dangerous

Definitions

  1. hazardous; dangerous

Ancestry of “discriminous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiscriminosus—
2Latindiscrīmen—
3Latindiscernō—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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