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Where does “deis” come from?

deis (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French deis, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Ancestry of “deis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeis—
2Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
3Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
4Proto-Italicdikskō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “deis”

  • dais
  • dess
  • deis
  • des
  • deis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →