Where does “diskreetisti” come from?
diskreetisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish diskreetti, from Latin discrētus, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diskreetisti (Finnish): discreetly
Definitions
- discreetly
Ancestry of “diskreetisti”, step by step
diskreetisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish diskreetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | diskreetti | discrete |
| 2 | Latin | discrētus | separated |
| 3 | Latin | discernō | to separate, set apart, divide, part |
| 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 |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |