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Where does “dedicatee” come from?

dedicatee (English) comes from English dedicate, from French dédier, from Italian dedicare, from Latin dēdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dedicatee (English): Someone to whom something is dedicated

Definitions

  1. Someone to whom something is dedicated

Ancestry of “dedicatee”, 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
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