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Where does “predicament” come from?

Predicament comes from Latin praedicamentum, formed with the Latin suffix -mentum from a root deriving from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- meaning to point or show.

predicament (English): A definite class, state or condition; An...

Definitions

  1. A definite class, state or condition; An...

Ancestry of “predicament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpraedicamentum—

Words derived from “predicament”

  • predicamental
  • antepredicament
Every word from Late Latin praedicamentum →