Where does “åldersdiskriminering” come from?

åldersdiskriminering (Swedish) comes from Swedish diskriminering, from Swedish diskriminera, from Latin discriminare, from Latin discrimino, from Latin discrimen, from Latin discerno, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

åldersdiskriminering (Swedish): ageism

Definitions

  1. ageism

Ancestry of “åldersdiskriminering”, step by step

åldersdiskriminering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish diskriminering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdiskrimineringdiscrimination
2Swedishdiskriminerato discriminate
3Latindiscriminarepresent active infinitive of discrīminō;...
4LatindiscriminoI distinguish
5Latindiscrimendistinction, difference; division, separation;...
6LatindiscernoI separate, set apart, divide, part; I...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Swedish ålder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishålderage; how old something or someone is; an age, an...
2Old Swedishalderall; whole, complete; lifetime
3Old Norsealdrage
4Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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