Where does “dicesi” come from?

dicesi (Italian) comes from Italian dice, from Italian dire, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic deikō, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dicesi (Italian): said of

Definitions

  1. said of

Ancestry of “dicesi”, step by step

dicesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian dice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandicethird-person singular present indicative of dire
2Italiandireto say, tell; to recite; to mean
3Latindīcere—
4Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Italian si

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansioneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves;...
2Latinsethe accusative of the reflexive pronoun meaning...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanse-one's own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →