abdica etymology

Romanian word abdica comes from Latin dictatum (Dictated lessons or exercises. Things dictated.), Latin ab-

Detailed word origin of abdica

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
dictatum Latin (lat) Dictated lessons or exercises. Things dictated.
ab- Latin (lat) Absence of. At a distance. Completely, thoroughly. From, away, away from. More remote. Off.
abdico Latin (lat) I abolish, renounce. I deny, refuse to acknowledge, reject. I disinherit, disown. I resign, abdicate.
abdiquer French (fra) (ambitransitive) To abdicate (one's powers).. (intransitive, formal) To give up; to abandon.
abdica Romanian (ron) To abdicate, renounce, cede, relinquish.

Words with the same origin as abdica

Descendants of ab-
abajur abduce abominabil abrupt absolut absolvi absorbi abstinență abstract abstrage absurd abunda amovibil ascunde borî