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Where does “nondiscriminatory” come from?

Nondiscriminatory derives from English discriminatory, from English discriminate plus the suffix English -y, ultimately from Latin novem meaning nine, though the etymological chain contains inconsistencies that obscure the semantic development.

nondiscriminatory (English): Not discriminatory; not effecting or resulting in...

Definitions

  1. Not discriminatory; not effecting or resulting in...

Ancestry of “nondiscriminatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscriminatoryOf or pertaining to discrimination; Showing...
2EnglishdiscriminateTo make distinctions; To make decisions based on...
3Latindiscriminatus1. determined
4Latindiscrīminō—
5Latindiscrīmen—
6Latindiscernō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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