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Where does “disque” come from?

disque (French) comes 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.

disque (French): disc

Definitions

  1. disc

Ancestry of “disque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
2Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
3Proto-Italicdikskō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “disque”

  • disc
  • discography
  • discoid
  • discectomy
  • discoidal
  • intradiscal
  • discal
  • discogenic
  • discitis
  • videodisc
  • phonodisc
  • MiniDisc
  • Discman
  • microdiscectomy
  • spondylodiscitis
  • discogram
  • minidisc
  • discotomy
  • discographic
  • disclike
  • multidisc
  • Laserdisc
  • subdiscoidal
  • postdiscal
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