Where does “di” come from?
di (Sicilian) comes from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
di (Sicilian): Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
Definitions
- Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
Ancestry of “di”, step by step
di traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 2 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 3 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin d
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | d | — |
| 2 | Etruscan | 𐌃 | de |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δ | Lower case delta (δέλτα), the fourth letter of Greek alphabet. It represented in Ancient Greek a voiced dental plosive: and in modern Greek a voiced dental fricative:. It is preceded by γ and followed by ε |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤃 | dalet; daleth |
| 5 | Egyptian | 𓉿 | — |