Discuss
/dɪˈskʌs/noun
To talk about something with another person or group.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor, *discutere*, originally meant to strike or dash something apart, so a modern discussion is literally a mental “breaking open” of an idea.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
discutere
“to strike apart, dash to pieces; later, to examine by shaking apart”
Late Latin
Latin
discussus
“shaken apart, examined”
Old French
Old French
discusser
“to examine, debate, talk over”
14th Century
Middle English
discussen
“to investigate, examine, dispute”
Modern English
English
discuss
“to talk about or examine a subject with others”
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