Etymology of the French word dicter
the French word
dicterderived 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 dicter in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
dicteur,
télédictageCognates
Dutch
dicteren, English
dictate, German
diktieren, Italian
dittare, Lithuanian
diktuoti, Norwegian
diktere, Polish
dyktować, Russian
диктoвать, Spanish
dictar, Swedish
diktera
