Etymology of the Latin word discretus
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-Derivations in Latin
discretio,
indiscretusDerivations in other languages
English
discrete, French
discret, French
discret, French
discreet, Italian
discreto, Portuguese
discreto, Spanish
discretoUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Classical Latin
