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Where does “discous” come from?

discous (English) comes from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

discous (English): Like a disk; discoid

Definitions

  1. Like a disk; discoid

Ancestry of “discous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
2Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
3Proto-Italicdikskō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →