Etymology of the Latin word vindicare
the Late Latin word
vindicare (claim, vindicate; punish)
derived from the Latin word
vindex (defender, protector)
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
revindicare,
vindicta,
vindicatum,
vindicatus,
vindicatorDerivations in other languages
English
vindicate, French
vengier, French
venger, French
vindicatif, French
vendiquer, Italian
vendicare, Portuguese
vindicar, Portuguese
vingar, Romanian
vindeca, Spanish
vengar, Spanish
vindicar, Spanish
devengarUsage
Word found in Late Latin
