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"Dic" comes from the word dico, meaning "I speak." Words like dictionary, dictation and edict have "dic" in them.
Dic means to say or speak something. There are several different words that have this prefix or root word and some of these words include dictation and dictionary.
The root word 'dic' means 'speak' or 'say'.
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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'.
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The root "dict" or "dic" means to say or speak. It is derived from Latin and is often seen in words related to speaking, such as dictionary (collection of words) or dictate (to command).
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To say, to speak is the English equivalent of the root syllable 'dic-'. So the Latin derivative verb 'dicere' means 'to say'. The Latin derivative noun 'dictio' means 'an act of speaking'.
The greek root word for faith is pistis (n) or pisteuo (v). The English word for faith has its root in latin ("Fide") - not greek.
Yes, the Latin word "dic" does mean "to speak." It is the root of words like "dictate" and "dictionary."