English

MiniDisc

From mini- + disc.

A compound of mini- + disc

Latin minium ‘red lead’

English mini-

Ancient Greek δικεῖν ‘to cast’

Ancient Greek δίσκος ‘disk, quoit, platter’

Latin discus ‘a discus, quoit’

French disque

English disc

Today it means

noun A magnetooptical format for storing digital audio.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / MiniDisc