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Where does “discret” come from?

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

discret (French): discreet; discrete

Definitions

  1. discreet; discrete

Ancestry of “discret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdiscretdifferent
2Latindiscrētus—
3Latindiscernō—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “discret”

  • дискретный
  • discrétisation
  • discrétiser
  • diskret
  • indiskret
  • diskret
  • diskré
  • diszkrét
  • diszkréten
  • diskret
  • diskré
  • diskret
  • discret
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