dico.
to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
Meaning & usage
to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
Salūtem dīcit.
to declare, state
to declare, state to affirm, assert (positively)
to tell
to appoint, name, nominate (to an office)
to call, name
to plead (before)
to mean, speak in reference to, refer to
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to show, point out”) (reformed as a thematic verb). The perfect forms are derived from Proto-Indo-European *dḗyḱst. For the semantic development compare Proto-Slavic *kazati. Cognates include Oscan 𐌃𐌄𐌝𐌊𐌖𐌌 (deíkum, “to show, point out”), Sanskrit दिशति (diśáti), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi) and Old English tǣċan (English teach).
to dedicate, devote
to consecrate, deify
to appropriate to, devote to, assign to, set apart for
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree 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 According to de Vaan, possibly a back-formation from from compounds in -dicō, -āre, such as iūdicō (“to judge”). There is evidence of a corresponding first-conjugation verb in Umbrian, provided that 𐌕𐌉𐌊𐌀𐌌𐌍𐌄 (tikamne) derives from Proto-Italic *dik-ā-m(e)n-o-.
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