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
diceyness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dicey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |