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Etymology of the English word dish

the English word dish
derived from the English word disc
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)

Derivations in English

dishcloth, dished, dishtowel, dishware, dishwasher, dishwater, dishy, dishpan, dishrag, dishful, tundish, standish, dishing

Cognates

Dutch discus, Dutch dis, English discus, 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 disk

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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