Where does “interdict” come from?
Interdict comes from Middle English entrediten, from Old French entredire, from Latin interdicere, meaning to prohibit or forbid by speaking between parties, derived from Latin dico (to say) and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-.
interdict (English): A papal decree prohibiting the administration of...
Definitions
- A papal decree prohibiting the administration of...
Ancestry of “interdict”, step by step
interdict traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English entrediten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | entrediten | — |
| 2 | Old French | entredire | to forbid; to ban, prohibit |
| 3 | Latin | interdīcō | to prohibit, forbid |
| 4 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin interdictum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | interdictum | nominative neuter singular of interdictus;... |