Etymology of the English word discuss
the English word
discussderived from the Late Latin word
discussusderived from the Latin word
discutere (examine, inquire into; discuss; strike down; shatter, shake violently)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the Latin word
quatere (shake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwet-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwēt-Date
The earliest known usage of discuss in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
discussant,
discussed,
discussingCognates
Dutch
discussieren, French
discuter, German
diskutieren, Italian
discutere, Lithuanian
diskutuoti, Norwegian
diskutere, Polish
dyskutować, Russian
диcкyтировать, Spanish
discutir, Swedish
diskuteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
