Where does “self-discrepancy” come from?
self-discrepancy (English) comes from English discrepancy, from Latin discrepantia, from Latin discrepāns, from Latin discrepō, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
self-discrepancy (English): The gap in an individual self-perception of what they actually are and what they ought to be
Definitions
- The gap in an individual self-perception of what they actually are and what they ought to be
Ancestry of “self-discrepancy”, step by step
self-discrepancy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discrepancy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discrepancy | An inconsistency between facts or sentiments; The... |
| 2 | Latin | discrepantia | discordance, dissimilarity, discrepancy;... |
| 3 | Latin | discrepāns | disagreeing |
| 4 | Latin | discrepō | to disagree (with), differ or vary |
| 5 | Latin | crepō | to rattle, rustle, clatter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |