myEtymology.com: English etymology of discotheque

Etymology of the English word discotheque

the English word discotheque

derived from the French word discotheque

derived from the Greek word diskos, δίσκος

derived from the Greek word dikein

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)

derived from the Italian word discoteca

derived from the Italian word disco

derived 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 dikein

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)

using the Italian suffix -teca

derived from the Greek word theke, θήκη (a receptacle; scabbard)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

derived from the Greek word tithemi, τίϑημι

derived from the Italian word biblioteca

derived from the Latin word bibliotheca (library)

derived from the Greek word bibliotheke, βιβλιοθήκη

derived from the Greek word biblion, βιβλίον (a roll)

derived from the Greek word biblos, βίβλος (properly, the inner bark of the papyrus plant; a sheet or scroll of writing)

derived from the Greek word Bublos

derived from the Greek word theke, θήκη (a receptacle; scabbard)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

derived from the Greek word tithemi, τίϑημι

The earliest known usage of discotheque in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English