Where does “diksioner” come from?
diksioner (Mauritian Creole) comes from French dictionnaire, from Middle French dictionnaire, from Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Latin dictiō, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diksioner (Mauritian Creole): dictionary
Ancestry of “diksioner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dictionnaire | dictionary: a list of words, usually arranged... |
| 2 | Middle French | dictionnaire | dictionary |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | dictionarium | dictionary |
| 4 | Latin | dictiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |