Where does “ditá” come from?

ditá (Old Irish) comes from Latin distō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ditá (Old Irish): to differ, be different

Definitions

  1. to differ, be different

Ancestry of “ditá”, step by step

ditá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin distō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistōto stand apart; to be distant
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old Irish ·tá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish·tá
2Proto-Celtic*tāyetito stand
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx