English
indicia
Indicia comes from Latin indicium ‘a notice, information, discovery, sign, mark,…’, from dīcō ‘to say, indicate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to point out, to show’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to point out, to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déyḱeti‘to be pointing out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deikō‘to show, indicate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘to say, indicate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindex
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindicium‘a notice, information, discovery, sign, mark, token’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindiciaplural of indicium
- Englishearliest quotation 2003indicia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to point out, to show’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déyḱeti‘to be pointing out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deikō‘to show, indicate’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘to say, indicate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindex
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindicium‘a notice, information, discovery, sign, mark, token’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindiciaplural of indicium
- Englishearliest quotation 2003indicia
Earliest quotation: 2003, Scott Bukatman: “Spiderman,^([sic]) The Thing, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to point out, to show’
teach, toe, token, digit, paradigm, syndicate, tache, syndicalism, 45 more
through Proto-Italic *deikō ‘to show, indicate’
through Latin dīcō ‘to say, indicate’
dictionary, preach, predict, dedication, dictator, addict, contradictory, dictate, contradiction, dedicate, ditto, contradict, predicament, predicate, ditty, diction, dictum, indexation, interdict, dict, 24 more
through Latin index
Today it means
noun Indications or signs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- / indicia