The Latin stem dict- is probably derived from the fourth principle part of the verb dico. Dictum is having been said. So the latin stem dict is probably to say.
pre-dict-able "dict" is the root (from the Latin "dictum")
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).
The root word dict means speak or say. Dict is in words such as predict, dictate, and diction.
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 dictateThis word is a modified form of:Dico, -ere, Dixi, Dictus: to speak or say
It means say.
The form dict is a root, not a suffix.It means "spoken" (Latin dictum) and is seen ending the words edict, interdict, and contradict.
The Greek word "dict" means to say or speak. It is the root for words like "dictate" and "dictionary."
Dictate, Diction, Contradict, Dictum, Jurisdiction
Dicere is the Latin root word that means 'to speak'. The word in Latin is an infinitive. The first person singular form in the present indicative is 'dico', which means '[I] am speaking, do speak, speak'. That form finds an older version in 'deico', which is related to the Greek 'deiknymi'.
diction - style of speech sounds involved in communicating. A dictionary is therefore 'a book that helps you speak'
Latin.
Some words with the prefix 'dict' are:dictatedictationDictatordictatorialdictiondictionarydictum