Where does “dir” come from?

dir (Haitian Creole) comes from French dire, from Middle French dire, from Old French dire, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic deikō, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dir (Haitian Creole): to say, to tell

Definitions

  1. to say, to tell

Ancestry of “dir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdireto say, to tell; saying; belief, opinion
2Middle Frenchdireto say
3Old Frenchdireto say; to recount
4Latindīcere—
5Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic deikō →Every word from Latin dīcere →