어원, cern-; crete-= discern; separate discern v. 분별하다 (discern good from evil) concern v. 관심을 갖다; 관계가 있다 (That doesn't concern me.) discrete a. 별개의 (discrete distribution) late Middle English: from Latin discretus ‘separate’; compare with discreet. discreet a. 분별이 있는 (be discreet in doing everything) Middle English: from Old French discret, from Latin discretus ‘separate’, past participle of disc..