Where does “indiscipline” come from?
Indiscipline comes from French indiscipline, from Latin indisciplina, meaning lack of discipline or training.
indiscipline (English): Lack of discipline
Definitions
- Lack of discipline
Ancestry of “indiscipline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indiscipline | indiscipline, lack of discipline |
| 2 | French | discipline | discipline, sanction; discipline, self-control;... |
| 3 | Latin | disciplina | teaching, instruction, education; training;... |
| 4 | Latin | discipulus | student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |