Etymology of the English word dais
the English word
daisderived from the Old French word
deisderived from the Late Latin word
discus (disc; disk, disc; discus; paten; high table; measure)
derived from the Greek word
diskos, δίσκος
derived from the Greek word
dikeinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
deisderived from the Late Latin word
discus (disc; disk, disc; discus; paten; high table; measure)
derived from the Greek word
diskos, δίσκος
derived from the Greek word
dikeinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
Date
The earliest known usage of dais in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
