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Where does “Dicky” come from?

Dicky comes from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

Ancestry of “Dicky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDick—
2EnglishdeclarationA written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,...
3Middle Englishdeclaration—
4Old Frenchdeclaration—
5LatindeclaratioThe act of making clear; a disclosure,...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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