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The most basic root is "dic-", used with many words involved with speaking or saying.

The word where "Dictate" comes from is "dicto, dictare, dictavi, dictatus": To say repeatedly, to dictate


This word is a modified form of:

Dico, -ere, Dixi, Dictus: to speak or say

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'dict' comes from 'dico, dicere, dixi, dictus', the Latin verb for 'to say/speak'. Therefore, words with the root 'dict' have to do with speaking and speeches.

Examples:
diction -- word choice
dictation -- speech intended for reproduction in writing

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The Latin root word "dict" means "to say" or "to speak." It is commonly found in words related to communication, such as dictate, contradict, or dictionary.

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It means to say or speak.

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