Latin

dictō

‘dictate, prescribe’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dictō.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin dictō, most familiar first.

• dictator
• dictate ← dictātum ← nominative
• ditty ← dite ← ditie
• diktat ← dictātum
• dight ← dighten ← dihtan ← *dihtōn
• indite ← enditen ← enditer ← indictāre
• dictature ← dictātūra ← dictātor
• dictatrix
• dictatory ← dictātōrius ← dictātor
• dictamen

Etymograph / Latin dictō