Where does “Dicte” come from?
Dicte (Latin) comes from Latin dictum, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Dicte (Latin): A mountain of Crete
Definitions
- A mountain of Crete
Ancestry of “Dicte”, step by step
Dicte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dictum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dictum | a word, saying, something said; proverb, maxim,... |
| 2 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 3 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Ancient Greek Δίκτη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Δίκτη | Mount Dicte; Mount Dikti, Crete, Greece |