Where does “discrepancy” come from?
Discrepancy comes from Latin discrepantia, formed from the prefix dis- and the root crēpāre meaning to creak or rattle, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwís and ḱer-.
discrepancy (English): An inconsistency between facts or sentiments; The...
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- An inconsistency between facts or sentiments; The...
Ancestry of “discrepancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | discrepantia | discordance, dissimilarity, discrepancy;... |
| 2 | Latin | discrepāns | disagreeing |
| 3 | Latin | discrepō | to disagree (with), differ or vary |
| 4 | Latin | crepō | to rattle, rustle, clatter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |