Where does “diktat” come from?
diktat (English) comes from German Diktat, from Latin dictātum, from Latin dictātus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
diktat (English): a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a...
Definitions
- a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a...
Ancestry of “diktat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Diktat | dictation; diktat |
| 2 | Latin | dictātum | — |
| 3 | Latin | dictātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |