Where does “디스크” come from?

디스크 (Korean) comes from English disk, from Ancient Greek δίσκος, from Ancient Greek δικέω — to hurl, to launch.

디스크 (Korean): disk, disc; intervertebral disc; spinal disc...

Definitions

  1. disk, disc; intervertebral disc; spinal disc...

Ancestry of “디스크”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiskA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object;...
2Ancient Greekδίσκοςquoit, disc; dish, trencher; round mirror
3Ancient Greekδικέωto hurl, to launch
Every word from Ancient Greek δικέω →Every word from Ancient Greek δίσκος →Every word from English disk →