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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

  1. Devoted; loyal; conscientious; Used or intended...

Ancestry of “dedicated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdedicateTo set apart for a deity or for religious...
2Frenchdédier—
3Italiandedicareto dedicate
4Latindēdicō—
5Latindīcō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dedicated”

  • nondedicated
  • dedicatedly
  • undedicated
  • superdedicated
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