Where does “discrepantly” come from?
discrepantly (English) comes from English discrepant, from Latin discrepāns, from Latin discrepō, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
discrepantly (English): In a conflicting or discordant manner
Definitions
- In a conflicting or discordant manner
Ancestry of “discrepantly”, step by step
discrepantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discrepant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discrepant | Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar; A... |
| 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 |