Latin word edictum comes from Latin dico, Latin de

Detailed word origin of edictum

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
dico	Latin (lat)	(legal, followed by ad) I plead (before).. I affirm, assert (positively).. I appoint, name (to an office).. I call, name.. I declare, state.. I say, utter; mention; talk, speak.. I speak in reference to, refer to.. I tell.
de	Latin (lat)	(Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...]
edico	Latin (lat)	(Late Latin) I explain, interpret.. (of magistrates) I make known (of a decree), proclaim; enact a law.. I declare, publish, establish, announce, appoint, decree, ordain something.
edictum	Latin (lat)	(by extension) An order, command, edict.. A proclamation, ordinance, edict, decree or manifesto by a magistrate.. The public announcement of the praetor or other senior magistrate, in which he states, on entering upon his office, the rules by which he will be guided in administering justice; inaugural address.

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