Latin · root
dicere
say, declare, state
Forms
- dic-
- dict- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘said.’
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *deik-, ‘show; point out.’
Note
Pointing something out developed into stating it in words.
Words sharing this root
addictCompulsive dependence on a substance or activity.addictionDependence on a substance or activity that is difficult to stop.benedictionAn expression of blessing or good wishes.conditionThe state of fitness in which something exists.contradictTo say or show the opposite of what is claimed or expected.contradictionA conflict between things that cannot both be true.contradictoryDirectly inconsistent with another assertion.dictionThe manner in which words are chosen and expressed.dittoA repetition of the preceding item.edictAn official order or proclamation issued by an authority.interdictAn authoritative prohibition of a specified activity.interdictionAn official order forbidding an activity.interdictionThe interception of people or goods to prevent their movement.judicialShowing careful judgment or deliberation.judicialRelating to courts or the administration of justice.judiciaryA government's system of courts and judges that administer justice.judiciousShowing careful, sound judgment.juridicalRelating to law or the administration of justice.maledictionA spoken wish that harm will happen to someone.predictTo say what is expected to happen.predictionA statement about what will happen or the act of making one.predictiveUsed to predict what is likely to happen or come next.predictorSomeone or something used to forecast an outcome.valedictionAn act or expression of saying goodbye.