Etymology of the English word discern
the English word
discernderived from the Old French word
discernerderived from the Late Latin word
discernere (see, discern; distinguish)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the Medieval Latin word
cernere (sift, separate, distinguish)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-Date
The earliest known usage of discern in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
discerning,
discernedUsage
Word found in Modern English
