Where does “deske” come from?

deske (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin desca, from Old Italian desco, 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.

deske (Middle English): Alternative form of dosk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dosk

Ancestry of “deske”, step by step

deske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin desca

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

via Old Spanish desque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishdesquesince
2Old Spanishdes-—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “deske”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic dikskō →