Where does “dicily” come from?
dicily (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.
dicily (English): In a dicey way
Definitions
- In a dicey way
Ancestry of “dicily”, step by step
dicily 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 |