Etymology of the Latin word dictionarium
the Latin word
dictionarium (dictionary)
derived from the Latin word
dictio (public speaking; method, style; speaking, saying, uttering)
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)
derived from the Latin word
dictum (words, utterance, remark)
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 other languages
English
dictionary, French
dictionnaire, Italian
dizionario, Spanish
diccionarioUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin
