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Where does “di-” come from?

di- (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dî, from English Dee, from English do, from English ditto, from Italian ditto, from Italian detto, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

Ancestry of “di-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdîno, not; no
2EnglishDeeRiver Dee
3Englishdo1897 December , Winston Churchill, chapter IV,...
4EnglishdittoThat which was stated before, the aforesaid, the...
5Italianditto—
6Italiandettopast participle of dire; past participle of...
7Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
8Latindīcō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

Words derived from “di-”

  • diigkasin
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