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...

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  1. a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a...

Ancestry of “diktat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDiktatdictation; diktat
2Latindictātumthings dictated
3Latindictātusrepeated, said often, having been repeated
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin dictātus →
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