Where does “discoureuse” come from?
discoureuse (French) comes from French discourir, from Latin discurrō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discoureuse (French): female equivalent of discoureur
Definitions
- female equivalent of discoureur
Ancestry of “discoureuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | discourir | to talk, discourse, hold forth |
| 2 | Latin | discurrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |