Where does “dice” come from?
dice (English) comes from Middle English dees, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.
dice (English): Gaming with one or more dice; A die; That which...
Definitions
- Gaming with one or more dice; A die; That which...
Ancestry of “dice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dees | Alternative form of deis; plural of dee; Synonym... |
| 2 | Old French | des | — |
| 3 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 5 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 6 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |