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

  1. third-person singular present indicative of dire

Ancestry of “dice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandireto say, tell; to recite; to mean
2Latindīcere—
3Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “dice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic deikō →Every word from Latin dīcere →