Discus
/ˈdɪs.kəs/noun
A flat, circular object or a track-and-field throwing implement.
Did you know?The same Greek root behind discus also gave English words for a round “disk,” proving that a simple shape-name from antiquity can survive for millennia.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dik-
“to show, point out”
Ancient Greek
Greek
δίσκος (diskos)
“a round disk, quoit, or throwing disk”
Latin
Latin
discus
“a round disk or quoit”
Late Middle English
English
discus
“a disk or quoit”
Modern English
English
discus
“a heavy circular object thrown in athletics”