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Where does “discens” come from?

discens (Latin) comes from Latin disco, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

discens (Latin): learning; studying, practicing

Definitions

  1. learning; studying, practicing

Ancestry of “discens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindiscoI learn; I study, practice; dative/ablative...
2Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
3Proto-Italicdikskō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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