Where does “disco ball” come from?
disco ball (English) comes from English disco, from English discovery, from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
disco ball (English): A suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts...
Definitions
- A suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts...
Ancestry of “disco ball”, step by step
disco ball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disco | Clipping of discotheque., a nightclub for... |
| 2 | English | discovery | Something discovered; The discovering of new... |
| 3 | English | Discover | Discover Card, a brand of credit card |
| 4 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 5 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 6 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 7 | Latin | discooperiō | to expose, lay bare |
| 8 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Ball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ball | surname |
| 2 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 3 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 4 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 5 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 6 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |