English
discal
Discal comes from French disque ‘disc’, from Latin discus ‘a discus, quoit’, and perhaps ultimately from Ancient Greek δίκτυον ‘fishing net’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδίκτυον1díktuon‘fishing net’uncertainearlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδικεῖν2dikeîn‘to cast’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδίσκος3dískos‘quoit, disc, discus’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiscus3‘a discus, quoit’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdisque3‘disc’
- English1500–presentdisc3
- Englishtodaydiscal3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δικεῖν, which cites Beekes, Rix
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δίσκος
- 3 Wiktionary, English discal
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδίκτυονWiktionary, Ancient Greek δικεῖν, which cites Beekes, Rixdíktuon‘fishing net’uncertainearlier origin unknown
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδικεῖνWiktionary, Ancient Greek δίσκοςdikeîn‘to cast’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδίσκοςWiktionary, English discaldískos‘quoit, disc, discus’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdiscusWiktionary, English discal‘a discus, quoit’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdisqueWiktionary, English discal‘disc’
- English1500–presentdiscWiktionary, English discal
- EnglishtodaydiscalWiktionary, English discal
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).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “discal”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek δικεῖν, Ancient Greek δίσκος. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek δίκτυον / discal