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Where does “discothèque” come from?

discothèque (English) comes from French discothèque, from French -thèque, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

discothèque (English): Alternative form of discotheque

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of discotheque

Ancestry of “discothèque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiscothèquediscotheque
2French-thèque—
3Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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