Where does “diesinking” come from?
diesinking (English) comes from English die, from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
diesinking (English): The process of engraving dies
Definitions
- The process of engraving dies
Ancestry of “diesinking”, step by step
diesinking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English die
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | die | To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death;... |
| 2 | Latin | die | ablative singular of diēs; day; before the day |
| 3 | Latin | dies | A day, "particularly:" |
| 4 | Latin | diem | accusative singular of diēs |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via English sinking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sinking | present participle of sink; The process by which... |
| 2 | English | sink | "To move or be moved into something."; "To... |
| 3 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 5 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |