Etymology of the English word dedicate
the English word
dedicatederived from the Latin word
dedicatio (dedication, consecration, ceremonial opening)
derived from the Latin word
dedicatus (devoted; dedicated)
derived from the Latin word
dedicare (declare, proclaim; census return)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
dicare (dedicate, consecrate; deify)
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of dedicate in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
dedicated,
dedicatee,
dedicatory,
dedicatingCognates
French
dédicacer, French
dédier, French
dédiquer, German
dedizieren, Italian
dedicare, Norwegian
dedisere, Spanish
dedicar, Swedish
dediceraUsage
Word found in Modern English
