Where does “indicter” come from?
indicter (English) comes from English indict, from Middle English enditen, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indicto, from Latin indictus, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
indicter (English): One who indicts
Definitions
- One who indicts
Ancestry of “indicter”, step by step
indicter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indict
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indict | To accuse of wrongdoing; charge; To make a formal... |
| 2 | Middle English | enditen | — |
| 3 | Old French | enditer | Alternative form of enditier |
| 4 | Late Latin | indicto | dative masculine singular of indictus; dative... |
| 5 | Latin | indictus | declared, proclaimed, published, announced,... |
| 6 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |