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dictamen.

saying/maxim; (late of dictum.); order (Ecc); prescription; command; precept;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dɪkˈtaː.mɛn]Classical-Latin[dikˈtaː.men]

  1. utterance

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-3

  2. motto

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-3

  3. command

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-3

  4. literary work

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-3

  5. style of writing

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-3

  6. indictment

    Late-Latin · Medieval-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin dictō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin dictāmen From dictō (“to dictate”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

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