indicar
/indiˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to indicate, signal, designate
👉 indicar = in + dicare (Latin: proclaim), kin to index, the pointing finger
From Latin indicare, to point out, the same root as English indicate and index. Swap English -ate for Spanish -ar: indicate becomes indicar. A doctor can also indicar a treatment, meaning prescribe it.