discussing

verb

(transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

(transitive, law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.

(transitive, obsolete) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).

(obsolete, transitive) To break to pieces; to shatter.

(obsolete, transitive, colloquial) To deal with, in eating or drinking; consume.

(obsolete, transitive) To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, not quatio-cuss · Latin · shake, strike

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Where does discussing come from?

The word discussing breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -cuss, from Latin quatio (“shake, strike”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.