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disco.

to learn

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈdɪs.koː]Classical-Latin[ˈdis.ko]

  1. to learn

    conjugation-3 · transitive
    Aut disce aut discēde.
    artem discere

  2. to teach

    Late-Latin · conjugation-3 · transitive

  3. to study, practice

    conjugation-3 · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *diskō, from earlier *dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European *di-dḱ-ské-ti, a reduplicated durative, inchoative and suffixed verb from the root *deḱ- (“to take”). The perfect form emerged from Proto-Italic *de-dok-ai, from Proto-Indo-European *de-dóḱ-e ~ *de-dḱ-ḗr, whence also Ancient Greek δέδεξο (dédexo) and Sanskrit ददाश (dadā́śa). The reduplicant vowel of the Latin perfect probably resulted from assimilation following the reduction of *de-dVk- > *de-dik-. Within Latin, related to doceō; unrelated to discipulus. Cognates include Ancient Greek δέχομαι (dékhomai), whereas δαῆναι (daênai) is attributed to another root, *dens-, together with δεδαώς (dedaṓs), δήνεα (dḗnea) and διδάσκω (didáskō).

noun[ˈdɪs.koː]Classical-Latin[ˈdis.ko]

  1. dative/ablative singular of discus

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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