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English word addict comes from Latin dico, Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.), Latin ad- (To.)
dico (Latin)
(legal, followed by ad) I plead (before).. I affirm, assert (positively).. I appoint, name (to an office).. I call, name.. I declare, state.. I say, utter; mention; talk, speak.. I speak in reference to, refer to.. I tell.
ad (Latin)
(direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.
ad- (Latin)
To.
addico (Latin)
(of auctions) I adjudge to the highest bidder, knock down (to), strike off, deliver to; sell.. I am propitious to, favour, speak favourably (of).. I attribute, assign or ascribe something to someone; appoint, designate; award; sentence, condemn.. I deliver, yield, or resign something to someone; devote, consecrate to, give my support to; give up, sacrifice, abandon, surrender; betray; [...]
addictus (Latin)
A debt slave; a person who has been bound as a slave to his creditor.
addict (English)
(obsolete) To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.. To cause someone to become addicted, especially to a drug. To involve oneself in something habitually, to the exclusion of almost anything else. A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug. An adherent or fan (of something).