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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *deyḱ-}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [eːˈdɪk.toː]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [eˈdik.to]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''ēdictō''' (present infinitive ēdictāre, perfect active ēdictāvī, supine ēdictātum); first conjugation^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[af|la|ēdīcō|-tō|t1=to declare]], a frequentative; ⟨ēdīcō⟩ is from [[m|la|ex-]] and [[m|la|dīcō|t=to say]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) The TLL compares ⟨dictāre⟩.^(TLL) De Vaan traces ⟨dīcō⟩ to [[itc-pro|*deik-e/o-|t=to say]].^(de Vaan 2008)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ It is found only in Plautus' ''Amphitruo'', ''tūte ēdictās facta tua'' “you yourself proclaim your deeds”.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant to speak out, declare, proclaim, make known.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Verb===
+ # To declare, [[m|en|proclaim]], make known.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[ēdīcō]]
+ * [[ēdictum]]
+ * [[dīcō]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}