Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “addictus” come from?

addictus (Latin) comes from English addiction, from Latin addictio, from Latin addīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

addictus (Latin): assigned, dedicated having been assigned; handed...

Definitions

  1. assigned, dedicated having been assigned; handed...

Ancestry of “addictus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaddictionA state that is characterized by compulsive drug...
2LatinaddictioThe awarding, adjudging or adjudication of...
3Latinaddīcō—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “addictus”

  • addiction
  • addict
  • addicting
  • pseudoaddiction
  • nonaddicting
  • antiaddiction
  • nonaddict
  • addictionology
  • deaddiction
  • coaddict
  • polyaddiction
  • readdiction
  • cyberaddiction
  • addictionlike
  • addictologist
  • addictingly
  • readdicting
  • readdict
  • non-addicting
  • multi-addiction
  • addictlike
  • cyberaddict
  • addictology
  • adicto
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →