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Where does “disco” come from?

disco (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

disco (Latin): I learn; I study, practice; dative/ablative...

Definitions

  1. I learn; I study, practice; dative/ablative...

Ancestry of “disco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
2Proto-Italicdikskō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “disco”

  • discoglossidean
  • addisco
  • edisco
  • condisco
  • discens
  • ediscens
  • addiscens
  • disciturus
  • discitus
  • condiscens
  • dediscens
  • discendus
  • dedisco
  • ediscendus
  • Discoglossus
  • Discoglossidae
  • dysgu
  • dysgwr
  • deskiñ
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