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Where does “dicir” come from?

dicir (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese dizer, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic deikō, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dicir (Galician): to say, speak; first-person singular personal...

Definitions

  1. to say, speak; first-person singular personal...

Ancestry of “dicir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesedizerto say, to tell; to speak; to communicate
2Latindīcere—
3Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “dicir”

  • di
  • dita
  • digo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →