Etymology of the Latin word dictatio
the Latin word
dictatio (dictated draft; dictation)
derived from the Latin word
dictatusderived 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)
Derivations in Latin
dictatumDerivations in other languages
English
dictate
