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Where does “diszkréten” come from?

diszkréten (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian diszkrét, from German diskret, from French discret, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

diszkréten (Hungarian): discreetly

Definitions

  1. discreetly

Ancestry of “diszkréten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariandiszkrétdiscreet, secretive; discreet, tactful; discreet,...
2Germandiskretdiscreet; discrete
3Frenchdiscretdiscreet; discrete
4Old Frenchdiscretdifferent
5Latindiscrētus—
6Latindiscernō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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