'discard' originates from the Latin word 'dis-' meaning 'apart' and 'card' from 'cardare' meaning 'to comb wool'.

'discard' changed from the Old French word 'descarder' and eventually became the modern English word 'discard'.

Initially, it meant 'to separate or comb out', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to get rid of'.