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Where does “dicionario” come from?

dicionario (Galician) comes from Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Latin dictiō, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dicionario (Galician): dictionary

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Ancestry of “dicionario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindictionariumdictionary
2Latindictiō—
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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