Where does “disc” come from?
disc (Catalan) comes 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.
disc (Catalan): disc; disk; discus
Ancestry of “disc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |