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Where does “dishless” come from?

dishless (English) comes from English dish, from Middle English dissh, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.

dishless (English): Without a dish or dishes

Definitions

  1. Without a dish or dishes

Ancestry of “dishless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdishA vessel such as a plate for holding or serving...
2Middle Englishdissh—
3Old Englishdisċplate; bowl; dish
4Proto-West Germanicdiskdish
5Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
6Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
7Proto-Italicdikskō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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