Where does “underdiscuss” come from?
underdiscuss (English) comes from English discuss, from Latin discussus, from Latin discutio, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
underdiscuss (English): To not discuss enough
Definitions
- To not discuss enough
Ancestry of “underdiscuss”, step by step
underdiscuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discuss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discuss | To converse or debate concerning a particular... |
| 2 | Latin | discussus | shattered, dissipated, scattered |
| 3 | Latin | discutio | I strike down; I shatter; I dissipate |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |