English
interdict
Interdict comes from Old French entredire ‘forbid’, from Latin dīcō ‘say’, 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
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘say’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterdīcō‘prohibit, forbid’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400entredire‘forbid’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500entrediten
- Englishearliest quotation 1667interdict
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deyḱ-‘to point out, to show’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīcō‘say’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinterdīcō‘prohibit, forbid’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400entredire‘forbid’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500entrediten
- Englishearliest quotation 1667interdict
Earliest quotation: 1667, John Milton, Book VII: “Charged not to touch the interdicted tree.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to point out, to show’
teach, toe, token, digit, paradigm, indicative, syndicate, indexation, tache, syndicalism, 43 more
through Latin dīcō ‘say’
index, indicate, preach, dedication, indication, dictionary, predict, indicator, dictator, ditto, addict, dedicate, contradictory, contradiction, dictate, predicament, contradict, predicate, ditty, diction, dictum, indicia, 23 more
Today it means
noun A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- / interdict