Where does “discobal” come from?
discobal (Dutch) comes from English disco ball, from English disco, from English discovery, from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō — resin, gum; to say, speak.
discobal (Dutch): disco ball
Definitions
- disco ball
Ancestry of “discobal”, step by step
discobal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English disco ball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disco ball | A suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts... |
| 2 | English | disco | Clipping of discotheque., a nightclub for... |
| 3 | English | discovery | Something discovered; The discovering of new... |
| 4 | English | Discover | Discover Card, a brand of credit card |
| 5 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 6 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 7 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 8 | Latin | discooperiō | to expose, lay bare |
| 9 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 10 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via Dutch bal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bal | a ball or any object with such a shape; testicle,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bal | ball (round object), sphere |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bal | — |
| 4 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 5 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 6 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Dutch disco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | disco | A discotheque, a nightclub; Disco |