indite

indite · verb¹

1. Late Latin · derived fromindictāre
2. Old French · derived fromenditer
3. Middle English · inherited fromenditen
4. English todayindite

Originally a variant of indict; from Middle English enditen, endyten, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indictāre, from in- + dictare (“to declare”). Doublet of indict.

indite · noun²

From indium + -ite.

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