myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of dictar

Etymology of the Spanish word dictar

the Spanish word dictar

derived 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)

Dutch dicteren, English dictate, French dicter, German diktieren, Italian dittare, Lithuanian diktuoti, Norwegian diktere, Polish dyktować, Russian диктoвать, Swedish diktera