edico

Edico is a Latin verb meaning to declare, announce, or publish. In classical Latin it was used for public proclamations, decrees, and the publication of laws, especially within Roman administration and legal contexts.

Etymology and form: the word is formed from ex- (“out”) + dicere (“to say”), signaling an outward proclamation. It belongs to the third conjugation; the present active indicative forms are edico, edicis, edicit, edicimus, edicitis, ediciunt, with the infinitive edicere. The perfect is edixi, and the supine is edictum. The participle edictus means “proclaimed” or “published,” and the corresponding noun edictum denotes a proclamation or edict.

Usage: Edico appears in legal, political, and ceremonial Latin, where officials issue edicts or commands. It is commonly found with direct objects referring to what is proclaimed, such as leges (laws) or verba (words). A typical sense is “to publish an edict” or “to proclaim a decree”; for example, a magistrate edixit leges novas (“the magistrate proclaimed new laws”).

Related terms and influence: The noun edictum, derived from the verb, means “edict” or “proclamation,” and the adjective edictus means “proclaimed” or “published.” The English word edict traces back to this Latin lineage. The broader verb family includes dicere (“to say”) and related forms used across Latin legal and rhetorical contexts.