Where does “dikseneri” come from?
dikseneri (Tok Pisin) comes from English Dictionary, from Middle English dixionare, from Medieval Latin dictionarium, from Latin dictiō, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dikseneri (Tok Pisin): dictionary
Ancestry of “dikseneri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Dictionary | — |
| 2 | Middle English | dixionare | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | dictionarium | dictionary |
| 4 | Latin | dictiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |