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Where does “dit” come from?

Dit comes from Old French dite, from Latin dicere meaning "to say," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-.

dit (English): To stop up; block ; close; To close up; A ditty,...

Definitions

  1. To stop up; block ; close; To close up; A ditty,...

Ancestry of “dit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdîtthird-person singular imperfect subjunctive of...
2Old Frenchditword; story; tale; past participle of dire
3Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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