Where does “undiscreetly” come from?
undiscreetly (English) comes from English undiscreet, from English discreet, from Middle English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
undiscreetly (English): In an undiscreet manner
Definitions
- In an undiscreet manner
Ancestry of “undiscreetly”, step by step
undiscreetly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English undiscreet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undiscreet | Indiscreet |
| 2 | English | discreet | Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising... |
| 3 | Middle English | discrete | — |
| 4 | Old French | discret | different |
| 5 | Latin | discrētus | separated |
| 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 |