Where does “dedicate” come from?
Dedicate comes from Latin dedicatus, past participle of dedico, formed from the prefix de- and a root from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-.
dedicate (English): To set apart for a deity or for religious...
Definitions
- To set apart for a deity or for religious...
Ancestry of “dedicate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dédier | to dedicate |
| 2 | Italian | dedicare | to dedicate |
| 3 | Latin | dēdicō | to dedicate, consecrate |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |