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Where does “indiskret” come from?

indiskret (German) comes from German diskret, from French discret, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

indiskret (German): indiscreet

Definitions

  1. indiscreet

Ancestry of “indiskret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandiskretdiscreet; discrete
2Frenchdiscretdiscreet; discrete
3Old Frenchdiscretdifferent
4Latindiscrētus—
5Latindiscernō—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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