Where does “discursivement” come from?
discursivement (French) comes from French discursif, from Medieval Latin discursivus, from Latin discursus, from Latin discurrō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discursivement (French): discursively
Ancestry of “discursivement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | discursif | discursive |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | discursivus | discursive |
| 3 | Latin | discursus | running about |
| 4 | Latin | discurrō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |