Where does “diskurs” come from?

diskurs (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French discours, 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.

diskurs (Norwegian Bokmål): discourse

Definitions

  1. discourse

Ancestry of “diskurs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiscoursoral presentation; discourse; speech; oration
2Middle Frenchdiscoursspeech; discourse
3Latindiscursusrunning about
4Latindiscurrōto run about, in different directions, or to and fro; to roam, wander
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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