Dic- is from dicere, to tell
Rupt- is from rumpere, to break
Port- is from portare, to carry
Loc- is from locare, to put or place
The root syllable 'dic-' in English often relates to the concept of saying or showing something, as seen in words like "dictate" and "dictionary." It comes from the Latin verb "dicere," meaning "to say."
To say is the English equivalent of the Latin root syllable 'dic-'. That syllable is the source for the Latin infinitive 'dicere', which means 'to say'. Both the Latin root and the Latin infinitive, by way of its older first person present indicative form 'deico', are related to the original Greek 'deiknymi'.
Yes, the Latin word "dic" does mean "to speak." It is the root of words like "dictate" and "dictionary."
There are two Latin stems within the English language word 'jurisdiction'. One is the stem jur-, for 'law'. The other is the stem dic-, for 'saying'.
Dictere is a variant of Dicere which is the infinitive "to say." Dictere can mean said as in well said. In Latin it is more common to use the Dicere infinitve rather than Dictere.
Dic Goodman was born in 1920.
Dic Jones was born in 1934.
Dic Jones died in 2009.
Dic Penderyn died in 1831.
Dic Aberdaron was born in 1780.
DIC Entertainment ended in 2008.
DIC Entertainment was created in 1971.