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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

  1. The process of engraving dies

Ancestry of “diesinking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death;...
2Latindieablative singular of diēs; day; before the day
3LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
4Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
5Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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