Where does “diksyoner” come from?

diksyoner (Seychellois Creole) comes from French dictionnaire, from Middle French dictionnaire, from Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Latin dictiō, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

diksyoner (Seychellois Creole): dictionary

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Ancestry of “diksyoner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdictionnairedictionary: a list of words, usually arranged...
2Middle Frenchdictionnairedictionary
3Medieval Latindictionariumdictionary
4Latindictiōa saying, speaking, speech, talk, oratory
5Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-