English
endeictic
Endeictic comes from Ancient Greek ἐνδεικτικός, from δεικτικός ‘able to be reduced’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show, point out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show, point out’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*deiknéumireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδείκνῡμῐdeíknūmĭ‘show’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεικτικός‘able to be reduced’root of δείκνῡμῐ
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐνδεικτικόςendeiktikós
- Englishearliest quotation 1791endeictic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to show, point out’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*deiknéumireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδείκνῡμῐdeíknūmĭ‘show’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδεικτικός‘able to be reduced’root of δείκνῡμῐ
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐνδεικτικόςendeiktikós
- Englishearliest quotation 1791endeictic
Earliest quotation: 1791, William Enfield, Johann Jakob Brucker: “The Agonistic dialogues , supposed to resemble the combat…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show, point out’
teach, index, toe, indicate, digit, predict, indication, token, indicator, dictionary, ditto, dictator, addict, contradictory, dictate, syndicate, indicative, contradiction, contradict, predicate, ditty, interdiction, diction, dictum, interdict, tache, syndicalism, paradigmatic, dict, indicia, 40 more
through Proto-Hellenic *deiknéumi
Today it means
adj Serving to show or exhibit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- / endeictic