Where does “indiscriminateness” come from?
indiscriminateness (English) comes from English indiscriminate, from English discriminate, from Latin discriminatus, from Latin discrīminō, from Latin discrīmen, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
indiscriminateness (English): The state of being indiscriminate
Definitions
- The state of being indiscriminate
Ancestry of “indiscriminateness”, step by step
indiscriminateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indiscriminate
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |