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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | disco | Clipping of discotheque., a nightclub for... |
| 2 | English | discovery | Something discovered; The discovering of new... |
| 3 | English | Discover | — |
| 4 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 5 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 6 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 7 | Latin | discooperiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | cooperiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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,... |