Etymology of the English word dictate
the English word
dictatederived from the Latin word
dictatio (dictated draft; dictation)
derived from the Latin word
dictatusderived from the Latin word
dictare (dictate; compose; say, declare, assert repeatedly)
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 dictate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
dictated,
dictatingCognates
Dutch
dicteren, French
dicter, German
diktieren, Italian
dittare, Lithuanian
diktuoti, Norwegian
diktere, Polish
dyktować, Russian
диктoвать, Spanish
dictar, Swedish
dikteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
