LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

maledicē

maledicē (not comparable)
Classical[maˈɫɛ.dɪ.keː]Ecclesiastical[maˈlɛː.di.t͡ʃe]

Meaning

  1. not comparableslanderously, abusively, scurrilously

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

mălĕdĭcē, adv., v. maledicus
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)molos?
  3. Proto-Italic*malos
  4. Archaic Latinmalos
  5. Latinmaledicē

Latin male Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -dicus Latin maledicus Latin -ē Latin maledicē From maledicus + -ē.

Quick answers

What does maledicē mean in Latin?
maledicē, a adverb, means “slanderously, abusively, scurrilously”.
How do you pronounce maledicē?
In classical Latin, [maˈɫɛ.dɪ.keː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈlɛː.di.t͡ʃe].
Where does maledicē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? → Proto-Italic *malos → Archaic Latin malos → Latin maledicē.