köken: Learned borrowing from Latin decentem, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deke-, from base *dek- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”).
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne Proto-Slavic *ne Old Polish nie Old Polish nie- Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der. Proto-Slavic *vele Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas Proto-Slavic *-jь Proto-Slavic *velь Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *velikъ Old Polish wielki Old Polish niewielki Polish niewielki Inherited from Old Polish…
discreet, secretive (able to keep confidences secret) · discreet, tactful (able to deal with people in a sensitive manner) · discreet, delicate
çekim: karşılaştırma diszkrétebb · üstünlük legdiszkrétebb
köken: From German diskret, from French discrète (“discreet”), from Latin discrētus (“separated, distinct”), past participle of discernō (“distinguish”).
çekim: karşılaştırma modestior · üstünlük modestissimus
köken: From the same root as modus m (“measure, manner”), but not directly derived from this noun, which declines in Latin as a masculine o-stem. The form modestus is made up of components derived from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”) + *-os (noun-forming suffix) + *-tós (adjective-forming suffix) (Classical Latin -tus); this implies the existence at some point of a neuter s-stem noun (also…