English
dedication
Dedication comes from Old French dedicacion ‘consecration of a church or chapel’, from Latin dēdicō ‘dedicate, proclaim’, and ultimately from dicō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdicō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēdicō‘dedicate, proclaim’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēdicātiō‘dedication, consecration’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400dedicacion‘consecration of a church or chapel’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dedicacioun
- Englishtodaydedication
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdicō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēdicō‘dedicate, proclaim’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēdicātiō‘dedication, consecration’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400dedicacion‘consecration of a church or chapel’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500dedicacioun
- Englishtodaydedication
The story
Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (‘consecration of a church or chapel’), from Latin dēdicātiō, equivalent to dēdicātus+-iōn.
Linked words
through Latin dicō
index, indicate, preach, predict, indicator, dictionary, addict, dictator, ditto, contradictory, indication, dictate, contradict, predicament, ditty, predicate, dictum, interdict, diction, dict, indicia, 24 more
Today it means
noun The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin dicō / dedication