Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “dì” come from?

dì (Italian) comes from Italian circolazione, from Latin circulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dì (Italian): day; daytime; second-person singular imperative...

Definitions

  1. day; daytime; second-person singular imperative...

Ancestry of “dì”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancircolazione—
2Latincirculatiorevolution , circulation
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dì”

  • die
  • oggidì
  • dì
  • dii
  • posdimezo
  • dimezo
  • dio
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →