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Where does “dichoso” come from?

dichoso (Spanish) comes from Spanish dicha, from Latin dicta, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dichoso (Spanish): fortunate, lucky; blissful; darn, damned

Definitions

  1. fortunate, lucky; blissful; darn, damned

Ancestry of “dichoso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dichoso”

  • dichosamente
  • ditxós
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →