Etymology of the English word discus
the English word
discusderived 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 discus in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
discus, Dutch
dis, English
dish, English
disk, French
disque, German
Diskus, German
Tisch, Icelandic
diskur, Italian
disco, Latin
discus, Lithuanian
diskas, Norwegian
diskos, Polish
dysk, Russian
диcк, Spanish
disco, Swedish
diskus, Swedish
diskUsage
Word found in Modern English
