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Where does “nondiscriminate” come from?

nondiscriminate (English) comes from English discriminate, from Latin discriminatus, from Latin discrīminō, from Latin discrīmen, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nondiscriminate (English): Not discriminate

Definitions

  1. Not discriminate

Ancestry of “nondiscriminate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscriminateTo make distinctions; To make decisions based on...
2Latindiscriminatus1. determined
3Latindiscrīminō—
4Latindiscrīmen—
5Latindiscernō—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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