Where does “holodisk” come from?

holodisk (English) comes from English holo, from Ancient Greek ὅλος, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

holodisk (English): A holographic disk used as a storage medium

Definitions

  1. A holographic disk used as a storage medium

Ancestry of “holodisk”, step by step

holodisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English holo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishholohologram; Bound by ligands
2Ancient Greekὅλοςwhole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via English disk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiskA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object;...
2Ancient Greekδίσκοςquoit, disc; dish, trencher; round mirror
3Ancient Greekδικέωto hurl, to launch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅλος →