myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of diction

Etymology of the Latin word diction

the Latin word diction (word)

derived from the Latin word dictus (said, spoken; speech; speaking, saying)

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 suffix -ion