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Where does “edict” come from?

edict (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch edict, from Latin ēdictum, from Latin ēdictus, from Latin ēdīcō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

edict (Dutch): edict

Definitions

  1. edict

Ancestry of “edict”, step by step

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

Words derived from “edict”

  • edik
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