Diction Definition

Origin of Diction

• Middle English diccion a saying, word from Old French from Latin dictiō dictiōn- rhetorical delivery from dictus past participle of dīcere to say, speak deik- in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• From Latin dicere (“to speak”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, point out”).

  From Wiktionary