Where does “diskaus” come from?
diskaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish diskata, from Finnish diskvalifioida, from English disqualify, from English dis-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diskaus (Finnish): disqualification
Definitions
- disqualification
Ancestry of “diskaus”, step by step
diskaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish diskata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | diskata | To disqualify |
| 2 | Finnish | diskvalifioida | To disqualify |
| 3 | English | disqualify | To make ineligible for something; To exclude from... |
| 4 | English | dis- | reversal or removal; apart; Used as an... |
| 5 | Middle English | dis- | dis-, de |
| 6 | Old French | des- | de-; dis- |
| 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 Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |