Where does “self-discrimination” come from?
self-discrimination (English) comes from English discrimination, from Latin discrīminātiō, from Latin discriminare, from Latin discrimino, from Latin discrimen, from Latin discerno, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
self-discrimination (English): The practice or habit of discriminating against...
Definitions
- The practice or habit of discriminating against...
Ancestry of “self-discrimination”, step by step
self-discrimination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discrimination
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discrimination | Discernment, the act of discriminating,... |
| 2 | Latin | discrīminātiō | separation |
| 3 | Latin | discriminare | present active infinitive of discrīminō;... |
| 4 | Latin | discrimino | I distinguish |
| 5 | Latin | discrimen | distinction, difference; division, separation;... |
| 6 | Latin | discerno | I separate, set apart, divide, part; I... |
| 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 Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |