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Where does “preindictment” come from?

preindictment (English) comes from English indictment, from Middle English endytement, from Anglo-Norman enditement, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indicto, from Latin indictus, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō — shoe.

preindictment (English): Before indictment

Definitions

  1. Before indictment

Ancestry of “preindictment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindictmentAn official formal accusation for a criminal...
2Middle Englishendytementaction of accusing
3Anglo-Normanenditement—
4Old FrenchenditerAlternative form of enditier
5Late Latinindictodative masculine singular of indictus; dative...
6Latinindictusdeclared, proclaimed, published, announced,...
7Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
8Latindīcō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
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