myEtymology.com: English etymology of discrete

Etymology of the English word discrete

the English word discrete

derived from the Latin word discretus (separate, situated, put apart)

derived 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-

The earliest known usage of discrete in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English