Where does “laserdisko” come from?
laserdisko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto disko, 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.
laserdisko (Esperanto): laser disc
Definitions
- laser disc
Ancestry of “laserdisko”, step by step
laserdisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto disko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | disko | disk |
| 2 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via Esperanto lasero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lasero | laser |