indicate

Where does the word "indicate" come from? It comes from Latin indicare, and was adopted directly into English (1640s).

Indicate’s story begins in Latin: indicare meant “to point out, to declare.” To point out, to declare, from in- (toward) and dicare (to proclaim). It reached English by 1640s as indicate. Settled as the English word for pointing out or showing something. Today, indicate means to point out or show that something is the case.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient indicare "to point out, to declare", to point out, to declare, from in- (toward) and dicare (to proclaim).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1640s indicate "to point out or show something", settled as the English word for pointing out or showing something.