Where does “di atas” come from?

di atas (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian di, from Malay di, from English Dee, from English do, from English ditto, from Italian ditto, from Italian detto, from Latin dictus — shoe.

di atas (Indonesian): above

Definitions

  1. above

Ancestry of “di atas”, step by step

di atas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandiin; at; on
2Malaydiin; at; on
3EnglishDeeRiver Dee
4EnglishdoA syntactic marker
5EnglishdittoThat which was stated before, the aforesaid, the...
6Italianditto
7Italiandettopast participle of dire; past participle of...
8Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
9Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
10Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
11Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe

via Indonesian atas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianatasupstairs; on, upon, on top of; upper, above
2Malayatason, upon, on top of, above; upstairs; on, upon,...
3Proto-Malayicatason; above
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianatashigh up, above
5Proto-AustronesianaCashigh; above
6Proto-Italicakos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱostip, bristle; ear/blade of grain, awn, chaff
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Latin calceusEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-