Etymology of the Latin word discus
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)
Derivations in Latin
discifera,
Discina,
descaDerivations in other languages
Anglo-Norman
deis, English
disc, English
discus, English
disk, French
dais, French
deis, French
discal, French
disque, Italian
desco, Italian
disco, Portuguese
disco, Spanish
desca, Spanish
desgaCognates
Dutch
discus, Dutch
dis, English
discus, English
dish, English
disk, French
disque, German
Diskus, German
Tisch, Icelandic
diskur, Italian
disco, Lithuanian
diskas, Norwegian
diskos, Polish
dysk, Russian
диcк, Spanish
disco, Swedish
diskus, Swedish
diskUsage
Word found in Late Latin
