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Where does “diccionario” come from?

diccionario (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dicionário, from Latin dictiōnārium, from Latin dictiō, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

diccionario (Portuguese): Obsolete form of dicionário

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of dicionário

Ancestry of “diccionario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedicionáriodictionary
2Latindictiōnārium—
3Latindictiō—
4Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
5Latindīcō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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