Where does “dish” come from?
Dish comes from Middle English dissh, from Old English disċ, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος, from Ancient Greek δικείν.
dish (English): A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving...
Definitions
- A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving...
Ancestry of “dish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dissh | — |
| 2 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 4 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
Words derived from “dish”