dictus.
speech; speaking, saying (action); word (Ecc); command;
Meaning & usage
said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been said.
declared, stated, having been declared.
declared, stated, having been declared. affirmed, asserted (positively), having been affirmed.
told, having been told.
called, named, having been called.
referred to, having been referred to.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *diktós Proto-Italic *diktos Latin dictus Perfect passive participle of dīcō (“to say”).
saying, epithet
speech
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 *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dictus From dīcō (“to say”) + -tus (action noun suffix).
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