Where does “डिक्की” come from?
डिक्की (Hindi) comes from English dickey, from English Dick, from English declaration, from Middle English declaration, from Old French declaration, from Latin declaratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
डिक्की (Hindi): trunk of a car
Definitions
- trunk of a car
Ancestry of “डिक्की”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dickey | Alternative form of dicky |
| 2 | English | Dick | A male person |
| 3 | English | declaration | A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion,... |
| 4 | Middle English | declaration | — |
| 5 | Old French | declaration | — |
| 6 | Latin | declaratio | The act of making clear; a disclosure,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |