Where does “indiscretely” come from?
indiscretely (English) comes from English discretely, from English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
indiscretely (English): In an indiscrete manner
Definitions
- In an indiscrete manner
Ancestry of “indiscretely”, step by step
indiscretely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discretely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discretely | As a separate independent unit |
| 2 | English | discrete | Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous;... |
| 3 | Old French | discret | different |
| 4 | Latin | discrētus | separated |
| 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 |