Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “Dey” come from?

Dey derives from Persian دی, from Middle Persian ddw', of unknown ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Dey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدیyester; yester-; mother, mama
2EnglishDeeRiver Dee
3Englishdo1897 December , Winston Churchill, chapter IV,...
4EnglishdittoThat which was stated before, the aforesaid, the...
5Italianditto—
6Italiandettopast participle of dire; past participle of...
7Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
8Latindīcō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
Every word from Latin calx →