Etymology of the Latin word benedictio
the Late Latin word
benedictio (blessing; benediction; extolling)
derived from the Late Latin word
benedicere (bless; praise; speak well of)
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 Latin word
bene (well, very, quite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-Derivations in other languages
English
benediction, French
beneison, Italian
benedizione, Portuguese
bênção, Romanian
benedicţiune, Spanish
bendiciónUsage
Word found in Late Latin
