Where does “discipulus” come from?

discipulus (Latin) comes from Latin discere, from Proto-Indo-European dek- — accept; to take, accept, to receive, greet, be...

discipulus (Latin): student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet

Definitions

  1. student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet

Ancestry of “discipulus”, step by step

discipulus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin discere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindisceresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandek-accept; to take, accept, to receive, greet, be...

via Proto-Indo-European deḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via Proto-Italic kapelos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickapelosone who takes

Words derived from “discipulus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dek-