Etymology of the English word desktop
the English word
desktopderived from the English word
topderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*tuppazderived from the English word
deskderived from the Medieval Latin word
descaderived 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 Latin word
descoUsage
Word found in Modern English
