Where does “discours” come from?
discours (Middle English) comes from Middle French discours, from Latin discursus, from Latin discurrō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “discours”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | discours | speech; discourse |
| 2 | Latin | discursus | running about |
| 3 | Latin | discurrō | to run about, in different directions, or to and fro; to roam, wander |
| 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 |