benedíco

benedíco, benedícere, benedíxi, benedíctum

verb, 3rd conjugation

be-ne-dí-co · /bɛ.nɛˈdi.kɔ/

to bless, to speak well of

A compound of bene (well) + dícere (to say) — to bless is literally “to speak well”.

in English benediction, benedictine

in the texts

Glória in excélsis Benedícimus

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