Where does “dir” come from?
dir (Old Occitan) comes from Latin dīcō, dīcere, from Proto-Italic deikō, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
dir (Old Occitan): to say
Ancestry of “dir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dīcō, dīcere | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | deikō | show, indicate; refer to; say, tell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |