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Etymology of the English word indiction

the English word indiction
derived from the Vulgar Latin word indictio (imposition; duty, tax imposed; men forming a levy; valuation, value, price)
derived from the Latin word indictus (not said, mentioned)
derived from the Latin word indicere (declare publicly; proclaim, announce)
using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)
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 Greek word Indikos
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

Date

The earliest known usage of indiction in English dates from the 14th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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