Where does “dicky” come from?
dicky (English) comes from English dick, from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dicky (English): A louse; "Dicky dirt" = a shirt, meaning a shirt...
Definitions
- A louse; "Dicky dirt" = a shirt, meaning a shirt...
Ancestry of “dicky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dick | A male person; The penis; A highly contemptible... |
| 2 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 3 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 4 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 5 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 6 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |