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Where does “discard” come from?

Discard comes from English card, influenced by the prefix dis- from Latin, ultimately derived from Latin charta meaning "paper" and Latin carduus meaning "thistle."

discard (English): to throw away, to reject; To make a discard; to...

Definitions

  1. to throw away, to reject; To make a discard; to...

Ancestry of “discard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcardA playing card; Any game using playing cards; a...
2Middle Englishcardeplaying card
3Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
4Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
5Frenchcartela cartel
6Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
7Italiancartapaper; map; menu
8Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “discard”

  • discardable
  • discarder
  • discardeth
  • undiscardable
  • discardest
  • discardure
  • nondiscardable
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