Where does “dice” come from?
dice (Italian) comes from Italian dire, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic deikō, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
dice (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of dire
Definitions
- third-person singular present indicative of dire
Ancestry of “dice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | dire | to say, tell; to recite; to mean |
| 2 | Latin | dīcere | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | deikō | show, indicate; refer to; say, tell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
Words derived from “dice”