English
indictive
Indictive comes from Latin indictivus ‘declared or proclaimed publicly’, from Proto-Italic *deikō ‘to show, indicate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-.
- 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‘affirm, declare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindīcō‘to declare publicly, proclaim’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindictivus‘declared or proclaimed publicly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1696indictive
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‘affirm, declare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindīcō‘to declare publicly, proclaim’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEindictivus‘declared or proclaimed publicly’
- Englishearliest quotation 1696indictive
Earliest quotation: 1696, Basil Kennett, Romae Antiquae Notitia: Or: “The Funus Publicum , which we meet with so…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’
teach, toe, token, digit, paradigm, syndicate, indicative, tache, syndicalism, 42 more
through Proto-Italic *deikō ‘to show, indicate’
through Latin dīcō ‘affirm, declare’
index, preach, predict, dedication, dictionary, dedicate, dictator, ditto, addict, contradictory, dictate, predicament, contradiction, contradict, predicate, ditty, diction, dictum, interdict, dict, 22 more
through Latin indīcō ‘to declare publicly, proclaim’
Today it means
adj proclaimed or declared by authority
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- / indictive