Where does “disque” come from?

disque (Norman) comes from French disque, 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.

disque (Norman): drive; disk

Definitions

  1. drive; disk

Ancestry of “disque”, step by step

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

Words derived from “disque”

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