'addicted' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'addictus,' where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'dicere' meant 'to say or declare.'

'addictus' transformed into the Old French word 'addicter,' and eventually became the modern English word 'addicted' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to declare or assign,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'being habitually or compulsively occupied with or involved in something.'