Where does “dì” come from?
dì (Ladin) comes from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dì (Ladin): day; To say, tell
Definitions
- day; To say, tell
Ancestry of “dì”, step by step
dì traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dīcō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |