Where does “diga” come from?
diga (Italian) comes from French digue, from Middle French digue, from Old French dike, from Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch diic, from Frankish *dīk, from Proto-Germanic dīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-.
diga (Italian): an hydraulic barrier built for protection...
Definitions
- an hydraulic barrier built for protection...
Ancestry of “diga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | digue | seawall, dyke, breakwater |
| 2 | Middle French | digue | — |
| 3 | Old French | dike | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dijc | ditch; dam |
| 5 | Old Dutch | diic | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *dīk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dīkaz | pool, puddle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | — |
Words derived from “diga”