English
dictature
Dictature comes from Classical Latin dictātūra ‘dictatorship, office of a dictator’, from Latin dictātor ‘chief magistrate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déyḱeti‘to show, point out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deikō‘to show, indicate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘say, speak’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdictō‘dictate, prescribe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdictātor‘chief magistrate’
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdictātūra‘dictatorship, office of a dictator’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600dictature
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1605same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déyḱeti‘to show, point out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deikō‘to show, indicate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘say, speak’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdictō‘dictate, prescribe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdictātor‘chief magistrate’
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdictātūra‘dictatorship, office of a dictator’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600dictature
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1605same form
Earliest quotation: 1605, Francis Bacon, (please specify |book=1 or 2): “it was in Lucius Syila, to resigne his Dictature”.
Equivalent to dictate + -ure
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’
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Latin dīcō ‘say, speak’
Latin dictō ‘pronounce or declare repeatedly’
Latin nominative
Latin dictātum ‘a thing said, something dictated’
English dictate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’
teach, toe, token, digit, paradigm, indicative, syndicate, syndicalism, tache, 43 more
through Proto-Italic *deikō ‘to show, indicate’
through Latin dīcō ‘say, speak’
index, indicate, indication, dictionary, dedication, preach, indicator, predict, ditto, addict, contradictory, contradiction, dedicate, contradict, predicament, predicate, interdiction, diction, interdict, dictum, indicia, 23 more
through Latin dictō ‘dictate, prescribe’
Today it means
noun Office of a dictator; dictatorship.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- / dictature