Where does “Digges” come from?

Digges is an English surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a given name or occupational term, with no established etymology in the historical record.

Ancestry of “Digges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDickA male person
2EnglishdeclarationA written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,...
3Middle Englishdeclaration
4Old Frenchdeclaration
5LatindeclaratioThe act of making clear; a disclosure,...
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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