Where does “minidisc” come from?

minidisc (English) comes from English disc, from French disque, 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.

minidisc (English): A disc/disk in MiniDisc format; A minidisc player...

Definitions

  1. A disc/disk in MiniDisc format; A minidisc player...

Ancestry of “minidisc”, step by step

minidisc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English disc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object;...
2Frenchdisquedisc
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →