Where does “discord” come from?
Discord comes from Middle English descorde, from Old French discorde, from Latin discordia meaning disagreement, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning two.
discord (English): Lack of concord, agreement or harmony; Tension or...
Definitions
- Lack of concord, agreement or harmony; Tension or...
Ancestry of “discord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | descorde | — |
| 2 | Old French | descort | disagreement; discord |
| 3 | Latin | Discordia | — |
| 4 | Latin | discors | discordant; inharmonious; different |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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