Etymograph

English

discerpible

From discerp + -ible.

Formed from discerp + -ible

Proto-Indo-European *kerp- ‘to cut off, raze’

Proto-Italic *karpō

Latin carpō ‘to pluck’

Latin discerpō ‘to pluck or tear to pieces’

English discerp

Today it means

adj Capable of being discerped.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / discerpible