Where does “dire” come from?

dire (Middle French) comes from Old French dire, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic deikō, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dire (Middle French): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “dire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdireto say; to recount
2Latindīcere—
3Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “dire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic deikō →Every word from Latin dīcere →