myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of dictionarius

Etymology of the Latin word dictionarius

the Medieval Latin word dictionarius (dictionary)

derived from 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

using the Latin suffix -arium (-ary)

Word found in Medieval Latin