Etymograph

English

amphidisc

From amphi- + disc.

Formed from amphi- + disc

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi

Ancient Greek ἀμφίς

English amphi-

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 small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.

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

Etymograph / amphidisc