Where does “dictateth” come from?
dictateth (English) comes from English dictate, from Latin dictātus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
dictateth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “dictateth”, step by step
dictateth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dictate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dictate | An order or command; To order, command, control;... |
| 2 | Latin | dictātus | repeated, said often, having been repeated |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |