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Where does “disco” come from?

Disco is a shortening of discotheque, which comes from French discothèque, a blend of disque (disk) and bibliothèque (library).

disco (English): Clipping of discotheque., a nightclub for...

Definitions

  1. Clipping of discotheque., a nightclub for...

Ancestry of “disco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscoverySomething discovered; The discovering of new...
2EnglishDiscover—
3Middle Englishdiscoveren—
4Old Frenchdescovrirto uncover, to reveal; to discover
5Latindiscoperīre—
6Latindiscooperiō—
7Latincooperiō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “disco”

  • Eurodisco
  • antidisco
  • discolike
  • discofied
  • discomania
  • postdisco
  • discoer
  • discoish
  • disco ball
  • discoey
  • predisco
  • disco-like
  • discowear
  • post-disco
  • 迪斯科
  • 的士高
  • ディスコ
  • disco
  • discoganger
  • 디스코
  • disko
  • ดิสโก
  • disko
  • diskohan
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