Where does “dedicated” come from?
Dedicated comes from Latin dedicatus, past participle of dedicare, composed of the prefix de- and the root deyḱ- meaning "to show" or "to point," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
dedicated (English): Devoted; loyal; conscientious; Used or intended...
Definitions
- Devoted; loyal; conscientious; Used or intended...
Ancestry of “dedicated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dedicate | To set apart for a deity or for religious... |
| 2 | French | dédier | to dedicate |
| 3 | Italian | dedicare | to dedicate |
| 4 | Latin | dēdicō | to dedicate, consecrate |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |