valedict · verb1
- Latin · derived fromdīcō“to speak”
- Latin · derived fromvalē“farewell”
- Latin · borrowed fromvaledictus
- English todayvaledict
From Latin valedictus, past participle of valedīcō, from Latin valē (“farewell”) + Latin dīcō (“to speak”).
valedict · noun2
Clipping of valedictorian.
Words from the same roots
Latinvalē all →
vale
Latindīcō all →
ditto
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.