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Where does “indite” come from?

Indite comes from English indite, from French -ite, from Latin -ites, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek ἰνδικός, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts.

indite (English): To physically make letters and words on a writing...

Definitions

  1. To physically make letters and words on a writing...

Ancestry of “indite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishenditen—
2Old FrenchenditerAlternative form of enditier
3Late Latinindictodative masculine singular of indictus; dative...
4Latinindictusdeclared, proclaimed, published, announced,...
5Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
6Latindīcō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “indite”

  • inditer
  • inditement
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →