discus

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1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδίσκος“disk, quoit, platter”
2. Latin · derived fromdiscus
3. English todaydiscus

1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.

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