Where does “Discord kitten” come from?
Discord kitten (English) comes from English discord, from Middle English descorde, from Old French descort, from Latin Discordia, from Latin discors, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Discord kitten (English): A user, typically female, of Discord who receives a subscription to the premium service Discord Nitro from another user, typically male
Definitions
- A user, typically female, of Discord who receives a subscription to the premium service Discord Nitro from another user, typically male
Ancestry of “Discord kitten”, step by step
Discord kitten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discord | Lack of concord, agreement or harmony; Tension or... |
| 2 | Middle English | descorde | — |
| 3 | Old French | descort | disagreement; discord |
| 4 | Latin | Discordia | disagreement, dissension, variance, discord |
| 5 | Latin | discors | discordant; inharmonious; different |
| 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 |