Where does “discerner” come from?

discerner (French) comes from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

discerner (French): to discern

Definitions

to discern

Ancestry of “discerner”, step by step

discerner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin discernō

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	discernō	to separate, set apart, divide, part
2	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3	Latin	calceus	shoe
4	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
5	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin discernere

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	discernere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
2	Latin	cernō	to distinguish, divide, separate, sift
3	Proto-Italic	krinō	sift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide
4	Proto-Indo-European	krey-	to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “discerner”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →