Where does “discernō” come from?
discernō (Latin) comes from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
discernō (Latin): to separate, set apart, divide, part
Definitions
- to separate, set apart, divide, part
Ancestry of “discernō”, step by step
Words derived from “discernō”
- discrimination
- discretion
- discrete
- discriminate
- discreet
- discriminatory
- discretionary
- indiscriminate
- discreetly
- indiscriminately
- indiscreet
- discretization
- nondiscrimination
- nondiscriminatory
- antidiscrimination
- discretely
- discriminator
- indiscreetly
- discreteness
- nondiscretionary
- discretisation
- discretize
- discretional
- indiscrete