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diso

disa

masc nom sg of disa (noun); masc nom sg of disa (adj); masc nom sg of disa (root)

1. enemy; foe; opponent; rival
2. (gram) √dis (see)
3. like; resembling; as; referring to

Built from

• dis — root · see, show, point
  From PIE *diksh-, meaning to indicate or make visible. The concrete imagery of pointing or marking out underlies both the sense of 'enemy' (one who is marked/targeted) and 'like' (one whose appearance is shown or evident).

Etymology. From PIE *diksh- 'to show, point out'. The noun sense 'enemy' derives from one who is pointed out or marked (as a target); compare Latin dicis 'you say' and Greek deíknymi 'I show'. The sense 'like, resembling' connects to the root notion of making visible or apparent a similarity.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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