Etymology of the Latin word dicare
the Latin word
dicare (dedicate, consecrate; deify)
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)
Derivations in Latin
dicatus,
dicator,
abdicare,
praedicare,
dedicare,
indicareDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
dicar
