Where does “diceyness” come from?
diceyness (English) comes from English dicey, from English dice, from Middle English dees, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre — to give.
diceyness (English): The state or condition of being dicey
Definitions
- The state or condition of being dicey
Ancestry of “diceyness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dicey | Fraught with danger; Of uncertain, risky outcome;... |
| 2 | English | dice | Gaming with one or more dice; A die; That which... |
| 3 | Middle English | dees | Alternative form of deis; plural of dee; Synonym... |
| 4 | Old French | des | — |
| 5 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 7 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 8 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |