Where does “dedica” come from?

dedica (Romanian) comes from Italian dedicare, from Latin dēdicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dedica (Romanian): to dedicate to an idea, an activity

Definitions

to dedicate to an idea, an activity

Ancestry of “dedica”, step by step

dedica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian dedicare

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	dedicare	to dedicate
2	Latin	dēdicō	to dedicate, consecrate
3	Latin	dīcō	to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
4	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6	Latin	dissertus	arranged, disposed; explained
7	Latin	disserere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
8	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9	Latin	calceus	shoe
10	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
11	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin dedicare

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	dedicare	inflection of dēdicō: ## present active...

Words derived from “dedica”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →