Where does “edict” come from?

Edict comes from Middle English edycte, from Latin edictum, past participle of edicere meaning to proclaim, from ex- and dicere meaning to speak.

edict (English): A proclamation of law or other authoritative...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	edycte	—
2	Latin	ēdictum	—
3	Latin	ēdictus	—
4	Latin	ēdīcō	—
5	Latin	ex	A name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6	Latin	commūnicō	—
7	Latin	commūnis	—
8	Old Latin	com(m)oinis	—
9	Proto-Italic	kommoinis	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	ḱom-moy-ni-	held in common
11	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
12	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13	Middle English	kyt	—
14	German	kitt	—
15	Old High German	kuti	—
16	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
17	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
18	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak

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