Where does “discret” come from?
discret (Old French) comes 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 (Old French): different
Definitions
- different
Ancestry of “discret”, step by step
discret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin discrētus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | discrētus | separated |
| 2 | Latin | discernō | to separate, set apart, divide, part |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Medieval Latin discretus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | discretus | separated; separate; differentiated |