Etymology of the English word diction
the English word
dictionderived from the Old French word
diccionderived from the Latin word
dictio (public speaking; method, style; speaking, saying, uttering)
derived from the Latin word
dictus (said, spoken; speech; speaking, saying)
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)
derived from the Latin word
dictum (words, utterance, remark)
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 diction in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
