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Where does “δισκίο” come from?

δισκίο (Greek) comes from Greek δίσκος, from Ancient Greek δίσκος, from Ancient Greek δικέω — to hurl, to launch.

δισκίο (Greek): tablet, pill, caplet

Definitions

  1. tablet, pill, caplet

Ancestry of “δισκίο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekδίσκοςrecord, disc or disk; disk; discus
2Ancient Greekδίσκοςquoit, disc; dish, trencher; round mirror
3Ancient Greekδικέωto hurl, to launch
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