Where does “dais” come from?

dais (French) comes from Old French deis, 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.

dais (French): dais

Definitions

  1. dais

Ancestry of “dais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdeis—
2Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
3Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
4Proto-Italicdikskō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic dikskō →