Where does “dictame” come from?
dictame (French) comes from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον, from Ancient Greek Δίκτη.
dictame (French): dittany, dictamnus; balm
Ancestry of “dictame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dictamnum | fraxinella, dittany; accusative singular of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δίκταμνον | dittany |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Δίκτη | — |