Etymograph

English

Jesuitic

Jesuitic comes from New Latin Iēsūīticus, and goes back to Iēsūīta.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900Iēsūīta
  2. New Latin, derivedc. 1500–1900Iēsūīticus
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1895Jesuitic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900Iēsūīta
  2. New Latin, derivedc. 1500–1900Iēsūīticus
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1895Jesuitic

Earliest quotation: 1895, Marie Corelli, Millionaire […]: “Their prosperity appeared to prove that honesty after all…”

Equivalent to Jesuit + -ic

New Latin Iēsūīta

English Jesuit

Today it means

adj Of or relating to the Jesuits, or to their principles and methods.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / New Latin Iēsūīta / Jesuitic