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Where does “discriminabile” come from?

discriminabile (Italian) comes from Italian discriminare, from Latin discrīminō, from Latin discrīmen, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

discriminabile (Italian): discriminable

Definitions

  1. discriminable

Ancestry of “discriminabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliandiscriminareTo discriminate
2Latindiscrīminō—
3Latindiscrīmen—
4Latindiscernō—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “discriminabile”

  • indiscriminabile
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