Where does “indiscriminatory” come from?
indiscriminatory (English) comes from English discriminatory, 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.
indiscriminatory (English): That does not discriminate
Definitions
- That does not discriminate
Ancestry of “indiscriminatory”, step by step
indiscriminatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discriminatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discriminatory | Of or pertaining to discrimination; Showing... |
| 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 |