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Where does “dicelike” come from?

dicelike (English) comes from English dice, 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 — to give.

dicelike (English): Resembling dice

Definitions

  1. Resembling dice

Ancestry of “dicelike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiceGaming with one or more dice; A die; That which...
2Middle EnglishdeesAlternative form of deis; plural of dee; Synonym...
3Old Frenchdes—
4Old Frenchdeof; from
5Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
6Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
7Latindāre—
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →