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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

  1. To set apart for a deity or for religious...

Ancestry of “dedicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdédier—
2Italiandedicareto dedicate
3Latindēdicō—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dedicate”

  • dedicated
  • dedicatee
  • rededicate
  • nondedicated
  • dedicatedly
  • undedicated
  • dedicative
  • dedicateth
  • superdedicated
  • dedicatest
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