Etymology of the French word dyke
the French word
dykederived from 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-Date
The earliest known usage of dyke in French dates from the 18th century.
