Where does “delice” come from?

delice (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

delice (English): Delight, pleasure, especially sensual pleasure

Definitions

  1. Delight, pleasure, especially sensual pleasure

Ancestry of “delice”, step by step

delice traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeTo do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A...
2Chinese
3Mandarin德意志
4GermanDeutschGerman
5Old High Germandiutsch
6Old High GermandiutiscAlternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;...
7Proto-West Germanicþiudiskof the people, popular, vernacular
8Proto-Germanicþiudiskazof the people, popular; of the tribe
9Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
10Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
11Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Old French delice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdelice
2Latindeliciumdelight, pleasure; darling, pet; A slave child,...
3Latindēliciō
4Latinlaciōto entice, ensnare
5Proto-Italiclakjōto draw, pull

via English lice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishliceplural of louse
2Middle Englishlysplural of lous
3Old Englishlȳs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō