Etymology of the English word dyke
the English word
dykederived from the English word
modificationderived from the Latin word
modificationusderived from the Late Latin word
modificatio (measuring; measure)
derived from the Latin word
modificatus (measured)
derived from the Latin word
modificare (limit; control; observe due measure)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived from the Latin word
modus (manner, mode, way)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*med-Derivations in other languages
French
dykeCognates
Dutch
dijk, English
dig, French
digue, French
diguet, German
Deich, Icelandic
díki, Italian
diga, Spanish
diqueUsage
Word found in Modern English
