Where does “dìle” come from?

dìle (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish díliu, from Latin dīluvium, from Latin dīluō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dìle (Scottish Gaelic): downpour, heavy rain

Definitions

  1. downpour, heavy rain

Ancestry of “dìle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdíliuflood, deluge
2Latindīluviuma flood
3Latindīluōto wash away
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dìle

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx