English
livication
Blend of live + dedication, as if the latter began with dead.
A blend of live + dedication
Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’
Proto-Germanic *libjaną ‘to live’
Proto-West Germanic *libbjan ‘to live’
Old English libban ‘to live’
Middle English lefe
English live
Latin dicō
Latin dēdicō ‘dedicate, proclaim’
Latin dēdicātiō ‘dedication, consecration’
Old French dedicacion ‘consecration of a church or chapel’
Middle English dedicacioun
English dedication
Today it means
noun dedication
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / livication