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Where does “post-disco” come from?

post-disco (English) comes from English disco, from English discovery, from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

post-disco (English): A genre of dance music formulated in the late...

Definitions

  1. A genre of dance music formulated in the late...

Ancestry of “post-disco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscoClipping of discotheque., a nightclub for...
2EnglishdiscoverySomething discovered; The discovering of new...
3EnglishDiscover—
4Middle Englishdiscoveren—
5Old Frenchdescovrirto uncover, to reveal; to discover
6Latindiscoperīre—
7Latindiscooperiō—
8Latincooperiō—
9Latincōn-—
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “post-disco”

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