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Where does “deis” come from?

deis (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman deis, from Old French deis, 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.

deis (Middle English): podium, dais; high table; An office or position...

Definitions

  1. podium, dais; high table; An office or position...

Ancestry of “deis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normandeis—
2Old Frenchdeis—
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “deis”

  • dais
  • dess
  • deis
  • des
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