Where does “legdiszkrétebb” come from?
legdiszkrétebb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian diszkrétebb, from Hungarian diszkrét, from German diskret, from French discret, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “legdiszkrétebb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | diszkrétebb | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | diszkrét | discreet, secretive; discreet, tactful; discreet,... |
| 3 | German | diskret | discreet; discrete |
| 4 | French | discret | discreet; discrete |
| 5 | Old French | discret | different |
| 6 | Latin | discrētus | separated |
| 7 | Latin | discernō | to separate, set apart, divide, part |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |