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discal
Discal comes from French disque ‘disc’, from Latin discus ‘a discus, quoit’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek δικεῖν ‘to cast’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδικεῖνdikeîn‘to cast’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδίσκοςdískos‘quoit, disc, discus’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiscus‘a discus, quoit’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdisque‘disc’
- English1500–presentdisc
- Englishtodaydiscal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδικεῖνdikeîn‘to cast’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδίσκοςdískos‘quoit, disc, discus’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiscus‘a discus, quoit’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdisque‘disc’
- English1500–presentdisc
- Englishtodaydiscal
A compound of disc + -al
Ancient Greek δικεῖν ‘to cast’
Ancient Greek δίσκος ‘disk, quoit, platter’
Latin discus ‘a discus, quoit’
French disque
English disc
Linked words
through Ancient Greek δίσκος ‘quoit, disc, discus’
through Latin discus ‘a discus, quoit’
Today it means
adj Pertaining to, or resembling, a disc (disk).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek δικεῖν / discal