Where does “discuss” come from?

Discuss comes from Latin discussus, the past participle of discutio, which combines the prefix dis- with a root from Proto-Indo-European dwís and dwóh₁.

discuss (English): To converse or debate concerning a particular...

Definitions

To converse or debate concerning a particular...

Ancestry of “discuss”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	discussus	shattered, dissipated, scattered
2	Latin	discutio	I strike down; I shatter; I dissipate
3	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4	Latin	calceus	shoe
5	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
6	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “discuss”

discussant
discussable
undiscussable
discussible
discussive
underdiscussed
discusser
rediscuss
undiscussible
indiscussible
underdiscuss
overdiscuss
prediscuss
indiscussable

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →