Where does “discriminação” come from?
discriminação (Portuguese) comes from Latin discrīminātiō, from Latin discriminare, from Latin discrimino, from Latin discrimen, from Latin discerno, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discriminação (Portuguese): discrimination; discernment
Definitions
- discrimination; discernment
Ancestry of “discriminação”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | discrīminātiō | separation |
| 2 | Latin | discriminare | present active infinitive of discrīminō;... |
| 3 | Latin | discrimino | I distinguish |
| 4 | Latin | discrimen | distinction, difference; division, separation;... |
| 5 | Latin | discerno | I separate, set apart, divide, part; I... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |