Where does “indiscreetly” come from?
Indiscreetly is the adverbial form of indiscreet, from English discreet with the Latin prefix in- (not), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne (not) and oyd- (to see), via Latin dis-.
indiscreetly (English): In an indiscreet manner
Ancestry of “indiscreetly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | indiscreet | Not discreet; lacking in discretion |
| 2 | English | discreet | Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising... |
| 3 | Middle English | discrete | — |
| 4 | Old French | discret | different |
| 5 | Latin | discrētus | — |
| 6 | Latin | discernō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |