Where does “dicer” come from?

dicer (Interlingua) comes from Portuguese dizer, from Spanish decir, from Old Spanish dezir, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dicer (Interlingua): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “dicer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedizerto say; to discern; to tell to distinguish; to...
2Spanishdecirto say, to tell; to suggest; to show; to...
3Old Spanishdezirto say, tell
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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