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abdico.

to be against, disapprove of, reject, refuse, deny, forbid, disallow, condemn

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[abˈdiː.koː]Classical-Latin[abˈdiː.ko]

  1. to be against, disapprove of, reject, refuse, deny, forbid, disallow, condemn

    conjugation-3 · rare

  2. to take away by sentence, withhold a right

    conjugation-3 · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Latin abdīcō From ab- (“from”) + dīcō (“say”).

verb[ˈab.dɪ.koː]Classical-Latin[ˈab.di.ko]

  1. to deny, refuse to acknowledge, reject, repudiate, decline

    conjugation-1 · rare

  2. to resign, abdicate

    conjugation-1 · rare

  3. to abolish, renounce

    conjugation-1 · rare

  4. to disinherit, disown

    conjugation-1 · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs Proto-Italic *-diks Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -dicōbf. Latin dicō Latin abdicō From ab- (“from”) + dicō (“to dedicate”).

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