Where does “indicate” come from?

indicate (Italian) comes from Italian indicare, from Latin indicāre.

indicate (Italian): feminine plural of indicato; second-person plural...

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of indicato; second-person plural...

Ancestry of “indicate”, step by step

indicate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian indicare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianindicareto point out, point to; to show, mean, signpost,...
2Latinindicāre—

via Italian indicato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianindicatoindicated, suitable, right, advisable, fitting;...
Every word from Latin indicāre →Every word from Italian indicare →