To Say
"Dic" comes from the word dico, meaning "I speak." Words like dictionary, dictation and edict have "dic" in them.
Dictation, dictophone, predict, indict, dictator, dictum, dictionary.
The root word dict means speak or say. Dict is in words such as predict, dictate, and diction.
The root word for predict is Dict.The root means Speak.
diction - style of speech sounds involved in communicating. A dictionary is therefore 'a book that helps you speak'
The root meaning of predictable is the Latin word "praedicere," which means "to declare beforehand" or "to foretell." It refers to something that can be anticipated or expected based on previous knowledge or patterns.
The root "lex-" is derived from Latin, meaning "law" or "word." Words containing this root often relate to legal matters, such as "lexicon" meaning dictionary or vocabulary, or "lexicography" meaning the practice of compiling dictionaries.
Some words with the prefix 'dict' are:dictatedictationDictatordictatorialdictiondictionarydictum
Derivation: French promptu, meaning "readiness." OR "in promptu," meaning "in readiness." Information obtained from Babylon computer dictionary program.
Any online dictionary such as American Heritage Dictionary has the root and stem words on them. All dictionaries have the root words shown. Look up the word dictionary and you will discover the root word.
Predict
Predict. To predict means to tell what will happen in the future, while still in the present. Literally, to tell before. A prediction is the thing that is predicted. Predict is the verb root word and prediction is the noun form.