Where does “videodisc” come from?

videodisc (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.

videodisc (English): an optical disc used to record video images on...

Definitions

  1. an optical disc used to record video images on...

Ancestry of “videodisc”, step by step

videodisc 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 video

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
2Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
3Proto-Italicwidēōsee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ-
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