English
dicast
Dicast comes from Ancient Greek δικαστής ‘judge’, from δῐ́κη ‘justice’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to point, show’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to point, show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*díḱeh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*díkā‘custom, right’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῐ́κη‘justice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐκᾰ́ζω‘to judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδικαστήςdikastḗs‘judge’
- Englishearliest quotation 1924dicast
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to point, show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*díḱeh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*díkā‘custom, right’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῐ́κη‘justice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδῐκᾰ́ζω‘to judge’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδικαστήςdikastḗs‘judge’
- Englishearliest quotation 1924dicast
Earliest quotation: 1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, VIII. Orestea. III: Eumenides: “The dicast keeps his eyes level in the face…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to point, show’
teach, index, toe, token, indicate, dictionary, predict, indication, digit, paradigm, indicator, dictator, addict, contradictory, contradiction, dictate, ditto, indicative, contradict, ditty, interdiction, predicate, diction, tache, interdict, dictum, dict, indicia, 41 more
through Ancient Greek δῐ́κη ‘justice’
Today it means
noun A kind of juror.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- / dicast