Where does “diro” come from?

diro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto diri, from Occitan dire, from Old Occitan dire, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

diro (Esperanto): statement, utterance, saying

Definitions

statement, utterance, saying

Ancestry of “diro”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	diri	to say, tell
2	Occitan	dire	to say; to mean; to signify
3	Old Occitan	dire	to say
4	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
6	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
8	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
9	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10	Latin	calceus	shoe
11	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
12	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “diro”

laŭdire

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →