Where does “discours” come from?
discours (French) comes from Middle French discours, from Latin discursus, from Latin discurrō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discours (French): oral presentation; discourse; speech; oration
Definitions
- oral presentation; discourse; speech; oration
Ancestry of “discours”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | discours | speech; discourse |
| 2 | Latin | discursus | running about |
| 3 | Latin | discurrō | — |
| 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 |
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