cern / cret
to sift, separate, decide
Latin · cernere / cretus
Latin cernere 'to sift, separate, decide', past form cretus. Cern words are about separating and noticing: discern tells things apart, discrete means separate, secret is set apart, concern is to sift in thought for someone.
Memory trick
Sift grain with a sieve: CERN separates good from bad, so you can DISCERN.
Words from this root
- discern (dis + cern) — to see or tell apartपहचानना, भेद करना
- discernible (discern + ible) — able to be seen or noticedदिखाई देने योग्य
- indiscernible (in + discern + ible) — impossible to noticeनज़र न आने वाला
- discernment (discern + ment) — good judgmentविवेक, परख
- discrete (dis + crete) — separate and distinctअलग, पृथक
- concern (con + cern) — worry; to affectचिंता; प्रभावित करना
- unconcerned (un + concerned) — not worriedबेफ़िक्र, निश्चिंत
- excrete (ex + crete) — to expel waste from the bodyमल-मूत्र बाहर निकालना
- secrete (se + crete) — to produce or hide awayस्रावित करना; छिपाना
- secret (se + cret) — kept hidden from othersगुप्त, राज़
- secretive (secret + ive) — fond of hiding thingsछिपाने वाला, रहस्यमय
- secretary (secret + ary) — office assistant, once a keeper of secretsसचिव