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Etymology of the Latin word addictus

the Vulgar Latin word addictus (devoted, addicted; slave; person enslaved for debt or theft)
derived from the Latin word addicere (be propitious; adjudge, sentence)
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)
using the Latin prefix ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
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

Derivations in Latin

addictio

Derivations in other languages

English addict, English addiction, Italian addetto, Portuguese adicto, Spanish adicto

Usage

Word found in Vulgar Latin



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