mission ▁from ▁the ▁master ' s ▁ch amb ers , ▁whereas ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁guests ▁entered ▁through ▁a ▁door way ▁leading ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁hall . ▁▁ ▁At ▁military ▁par ades , ▁the ▁da is ▁is ▁the ▁raised , ▁sometimes ▁covered , ▁platform ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁troops ▁are ▁review ed , ▁addresses ▁are ▁made , ▁and ▁sal utes ▁are ▁taken . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁have ▁st airs ▁and ▁a ▁throne . ▁ ▁In ▁life ▁drawing ▁rooms ▁of ▁art ▁schools , ▁the ▁platform ▁where ▁the ▁model ▁pos es ▁for ▁the ▁students ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁da is . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁first ▁written ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁da is ▁in ▁English ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁century . ▁It ▁stopped ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁English ▁around ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁but ▁was ▁rev ived ▁by ▁anti qu ari ans ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁with ▁the ▁dis yll ab ic ▁pron unci ation . ▁It ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Ang lo - F rench ▁de is , ▁meaning ▁" table " ▁or ▁" platform ", ▁which ▁comes ▁from ▁Med ieval ▁Latin ▁disc us , ▁meaning ▁" table ", ▁earlier ▁" dis c " ▁or ▁" d ish ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Pod ium ▁ ▁P ulp it ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : F lo ors ▁Category : Inter ior ▁design <0x0A> </s> ▁S ips u ▁Gew og ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁gew og ▁( v ill age ▁block ) ▁of ▁Sam