Where does “dais” come from?
Dais comes from Middle English deis, from Anglo-Norman deis, from Latin discus meaning a disk or quoit, ultimately from Ancient Greek δίσκος and δικείν.
dais (English): A raised platform in a room for a high table, a...
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- A raised platform in a room for a high table, a...
Ancestry of “dais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | deis | podium, dais; high table; An office or position... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | deis | — |
| 3 | Old French | deis | — |
| 4 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |