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English word origin

Etymology of disk

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικέω (dikéō, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To harrow. · To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airstream and maximizing the drag generated by the propeller.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικέω (dikéō, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. · A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle. · Something resembling a disk. · An intervertebral disc

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικέω (dikéō, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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