dictator

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • an elected chief magistrate
  • one who dictates.

Etymology

Affix from Latin dictō (I dictate, dictate, I repeat, prescribe, say often) root from Proto-Indo-European *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

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