English
dedicator
Dedicator comes from Latin dedicator ‘one who dedicates’, and goes back to dicō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdicō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēdicō‘dedicate, proclaim’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdedicator‘one who dedicates’
- Englishtodaydedicator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdicō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēdicō‘dedicate, proclaim’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdedicator‘one who dedicates’
- Englishtodaydedicator
Linked words
through Latin dicō
index, dictionary, indicate, preach, predict, indication, addict, contradiction, contradict, dictate, indicator, ditto, dictator, predicament, ditty, diction, predicate, dictum, interdict, dict, indicia, 24 more
Today it means
noun One who dedicates.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin dicō / dedicator