Where does “indiscriminately” come from?
Indiscriminately comes from Middle English -ly added to Latin discriminare, from Latin discrimen meaning distinction or difference, derived from the prefix dis- and the suffix -men, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
indiscriminately (English): In an indiscriminate manner
Definitions
- In an indiscriminate manner
Ancestry of “indiscriminately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indiscriminate | Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless |
| 2 | English | discriminate | To make distinctions; To make decisions based on... |
| 3 | Latin | discriminatus | 1. determined |
| 4 | Latin | discrīminō | to distinguish (between) |
| 5 | Latin | discrīmen | distinction, difference, discrimination |
| 6 | Latin | discernō | to separate, set apart, divide, part |
| 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 |