valedico

Latin

Etymology

From valē (farewell) +‎ dīcō (I say).

Pronunciation

Verb

valedīcō (present infinitive valedīcere, perfect active valedīxī, supine valedictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

  1. to bid farewell
  2. to give a valediction

Conjugation

1Old Latin.

Descendants

  • English: valediction, valedictorian
  • Italian: valedicere, valedire

References

  • valedico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • valedico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.