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
Ancestry of “deske”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | desca | — |
| 2 | Old Italian | desco | — |
| 3 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
Words derived from “deske”