Where does “discriminare” come from?
discriminare (Latin) comes from Latin discrimino, from Latin discrimen, from Latin discerno, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discriminare (Latin): present active infinitive of discrīminō;...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of discrīminō;...
Ancestry of “discriminare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | discrimino | I distinguish |
| 2 | Latin | discrimen | distinction, difference; division, separation;... |
| 3 | Latin | discerno | I separate, set apart, divide, part; I... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “discriminare”
- discrimination
- discriminate
- discriminatory
- indiscriminate
- indiscriminately
- nondiscrimination
- nondiscriminatory
- antidiscrimination
- discriminator
- discriminately
- discriminatorily
- indiscrimination
- antidiscriminatory
- indiscriminateness
- indiscriminatory
- nondiscriminator
- nondiscriminate
- discriminateness
- enantiodiscrimination
- discriminatio
- discriminer
- discriminar
- diskriminere
- diskriminere