English
abacinate
Abacinate comes from Late Latin abacinātus ‘blind, having been made blind’.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEabacinātus‘blind, having been made blind’
- Englishearliest quotation 1905abacinate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEabacinātus‘blind, having been made blind’
- Englishearliest quotation 1905abacinate
Earliest quotation: 1905, James M. Ludlow, Sir Raoul: “You young scapegrace," said Dandolo, "I will myself abacinate…”
The story
From Late Latin abacinātus, perfect passive participle of abacinō; possibly formed from ab (‘off’) + bacīnum (‘a basin’) or bacīnus.
Linked words
through Late Latin ab ‘off’
Today it means
verb To blind by holding a red-hot metal rod or plate before the eyes
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin abacinātus / abacinate