Where does “dirmelo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dirmelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandirmi
2Italiandireto say, tell; to recite; to mean
3Latindīcere
4Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-
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