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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

  1. female equivalent of discoureur

Ancestry of “discoureuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiscourirto talk, discourse, hold forth
2Latindiscurrō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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