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Etymology of the English word disk

the English word disk
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

audiodisk, blastodisk, diskette

Cognates

Dutch discus, Dutch dis, English discus, English dish, 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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