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

Definitions

  1. A disc in this format

Ancestry of “Laserdisc”, step by step

Laserdisc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English disc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object;...
2Frenchdisquedisc
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via English LASER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLASERAcronym of light amplification by stimulated...
2Latinlaserthe juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →