Where does “discretamente” come from?
discretamente (Italian) comes from Italian discreto, from Latin discrētus, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discretamente (Italian): reasonably; rather well, fairly well, quite well;...
Definitions
- reasonably; rather well, fairly well, quite well;...
Ancestry of “discretamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | discreto | reasonable; discreet; discrete |
| 2 | Latin | discrētus | separated |
| 3 | Latin | discernō | to separate, set apart, divide, part |
| 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 |