Where does “querer dizer” come from?

querer dizer (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dizer, from Spanish decir, from Old Spanish dezir, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

querer dizer (Portuguese): to mean; to mean; to signify

Definitions

to mean; to mean; to signify

Ancestry of “querer dizer”, step by step

querer dizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese dizer

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	dizer	to say; to discern; to tell to distinguish; to...
2	Spanish	decir	to say, to tell; to suggest; to show; to...
3	Old Spanish	dezir	to say, tell
4	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
6	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
8	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
9	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10	Latin	calceus	shoe
11	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
12	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Portuguese querer

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	querer	to want; to wish; to desire
2	Old Portuguese	querer	to want
3	Latin	quaerere	present active infinitive of quaerō;...
4	Latin	quaero	I seek, look for; I ask, question, inquire,...
5	Proto-Italic	kʷaizeō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeh₂-	to acquire

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →