## Etymology
From discrete + -ly; discrete from Latin discretus ('separated, distinct'), past participle of discernere ('to distinguish'), from dis- ('apart') + cernere ('to sift').

## AI Etymology
Discretely comes from discrete + -ly; discrete from Latin discretus ('separated, distinct'), past participle of discernere ('to distinguish'), from dis- ('apart') + cernere ('to sift'). The etymological trail includes Latin discretus and Latin cernere. As an adverb, discretely means in a separate or individually distinct manner. The same family is visible in related forms such as discrete, discreteness, and discretion. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

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