Where does “edictal” come from?

edictal (English) comes from English edict, from Middle English edycte, from Latin ēdictum, from Latin ēdictus, from Latin ēdīcō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

edictal (English): Of, pertaining to, or derived from edicts

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from edicts

Ancestry of “edictal”, step by step

edictal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English edict

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishedictA proclamation of law or other authoritative...
2Middle Englishedycte
3Latinēdictuma proclamation, ordinance, edict, decree or manifesto by a magistrate
4Latinēdictusdeclared
5Latinēdīcōto declare, publish, establish, announce
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicōto impart, share
8Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
9Old Latincom(m)oinis
10Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Galician edicto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianedictoedict

Words derived from “edictal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu