Etymology of the French word dictature
the French word
dictaturederived from the Late Latin word
dictatura (dictatorship, office of dictator)
derived from the Late Latin word
dictator (dictator)
derived 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 dictature in French dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
dictatuur, English
dictatorship, French
diktature, German
Diktatur, Lithuanian
diktatura, Norwegian
diktatur, Polish
dyktatura, Russian
диктатypa, Swedish
diktatur
