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Etymology of the English word addicted

the English word addicted
derived from the English word addict
derived from the Vulgar Latin word addictus (devoted, addicted; slave; person enslaved for debt or theft)
derived from the Latin word addicere (be propitious; adjudge, sentence)
derived from the Latin word dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
using the Latin prefix ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word cere
derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-
using the Latin prefix sub-
derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo
derived from the French word interdir
using the English suffix -ed

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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