Where does “Laserdisc” come from?
Laserdisc (English) comes from English disc, from French disque, 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.
Laserdisc (English): A disc in this format
Ancestry of “Laserdisc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | disc | A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object;... |
| 2 | French | disque | disc |
| 3 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |