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discerno.

to separate, set apart, divide, part

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[dɪsˈkɛr.noː]Classical-Latin[diʃˈʃɛr.no]

  1. to separate, set apart, divide, part

    conjugation-3

  2. to distinguish between, discern

    conjugation-3 · figuratively

  3. to determine, settle

    conjugation-3 · figuratively

  4. to except, omit

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin discerno From dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + cernō (“to see, discern”).

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