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