Where does “dire” come from?

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

dire (Old French): to say; to recount

Definitions

  1. to say; to recount

Ancestry of “dire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīcere—
2Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
3Proto-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 →