Etymology of the French word dito
the French word
ditoderived from the Toscan word
dittoderived from the Italian word
dettoderived from the Latin word
dictus (said, spoken; speech; speaking, saying)
derived from the Latin word
dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
derived from the Italian word
direderived from the Latin word
dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
Date
The earliest known usage of dito in French dates from the 18th century.
