'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 'addict' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to devote or give oneself over to something,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'being dependent on a substance or activity.'