Where does “diker” come from?
diker (English) comes from English Dikê, from English diagonal cutters, from English diagonal, from Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
diker (English): A ditcher; One who builds stone walls, usually...
Definitions
- A ditcher; One who builds stone walls, usually...
Ancestry of “diker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Dikê | — |
| 2 | English | diagonal cutters | — |
| 3 | English | diagonal | Joining two nonadjacent vertices; Having slanted... |
| 4 | Middle French | diagonal | — |
| 5 | Latin | diagōnālis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαγώνιος | from angle to angle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |