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Added 9 October 2026

desk

/dɛsk/ noun

Latin root: desca Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about desk at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments.

Origin

From Middle English deske, desque, from Medieval Latin desca, modified from Old Italian desco, from Latin discus. Doublet of dais, disc, discus, dish, disk, and diskos. See also German Tisch, "table".

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