Where does “idel” come from?
idel (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese dizer, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic deikō, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
idel (Fala): to say; to tell
Ancestry of “idel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | dizer | to say, to tell; to speak; to communicate |
| 2 | Latin | dīcere | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | deikō | show, indicate; refer to; say, tell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |