dico

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I say, utter; mention; talk, speak
  • I declare, state.
  • I tell
  • I appoint, name (to an office)
  • I call, name
  • (law) I plead (before)
  • I speak in reference to, refer to

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *deikō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (point out, show), *dḗyḱst, *deyḱ- (point out, show, point, teach, instruct).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deyḱ-

Gloss

point out, show, point, teach, instruct

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

教

Emoji

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