Etymology

discrepant

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Today it means: Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar. Full definition →

Latin discrepāns ← Proto-Italic *dis- ← Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Latincrepō
  7. Latindiscrepō
  8. Latindiscrepāns
  9. English todaydiscrepant

From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”).

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