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dico

Pronunciation: [ˈdiː.koː]

“dico” is a Latin word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to say, talk, speak, utter, mention
  2. to declare, state
  3. to affirm, assert (positively)
  4. to tell
  5. to appoint, name, nominate (to an office)
  6. to call, name
  7. to plead (before)
  8. to mean, speak in reference to, refer to
  9. to dedicate, devote
  10. to consecrate, deify
  11. to appropriate to, devote to, assign to, set apart for

In Latin

  1. Loqui, verba facere.
  2. Femina (suum) virum vidit.
  3. Pronuntiare.
  4. Dedicare.

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to show, point out”) (reformed as a thematic verb). The perfect forms are derived from Proto-Indo-European *dḗyḱst. For the semantic development compare Proto-Slavic *kazati. Cognates include Oscan 𐌃𐌄𐌝𐌊𐌖𐌌 (deíkum, “to show, point out”), Sanskrit दिशति (diśáti), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi) and Old English tǣċan (English teach).

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