English word addict comes from Latin dico, Latin ad ((direction) toward, to, on, up to, for.), Latin ad- (To.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| dico | Latin (lat) | (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 (lat) | (direction) toward, to, on, up to, for. |
| ad- | Latin (lat) | To. |
| addico | Latin (lat) | (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 (lat) | A debt slave; a person who has been bound as a slave to his creditor. |
| addict | English (en) | (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). |
