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Where does “edik” come from?

edik (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch edict, from Middle Dutch edict, from Latin ēdictum, from Latin ēdictus, from Latin ēdīcō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

edik (Afrikaans): edict, decree

Definitions

  1. edict, decree

Ancestry of “edik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchedictedict
2Middle Dutchedict—
3Latinēdictum—
4Latinēdictus—
5Latinēdīcō—
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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