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Where does “diskré” come from?

diskré (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French discret, 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.

diskré (Norwegian Nynorsk): discreet

Definitions

  1. discreet

Ancestry of “diskré”, step by step

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