Etymology of the English word vindicate
the English word
vindicatederived from the Late Latin word
vindicare (claim, vindicate; punish)
derived from the Latin word
vindex (defender, protector)
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 vindicate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
vindicatory,
vindicated,
vindicatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
