English
ablate
Ablate comes from Middle English ablat ‘taken away’, from Latin latus ‘borne, carried, having been carried’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- ‘to bear, to undergo, to endure’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*telh₂-‘to bear, to undergo, to endure’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tl̥h₂tós‘lifted’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tlātosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatus‘borne, carried, having been carried’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEablātus‘taken away, carried off, stolen, withdrawn, removed’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ablat‘taken away’
- Late Latinmodernablātiō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500albacioun
- English1500–presentablation
- Englishtodayablate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*telh₂-‘to bear, to undergo, to endure’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tl̥h₂tós‘lifted’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tlātosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatus‘borne, carried, having been carried’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEablātus‘taken away, carried off, stolen, withdrawn, removed’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ablat‘taken away’
- Late Latinmodernablātiō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500albacioun
- English1500–presentablation
- Englishtodayablate
first attested First attested in the 1500s, it became obsolete by the early 1600s (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in the 1500s, it became obsolete by the early 1600s. Returned into use as a back-formation from ablation.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- ‘to bear, to undergo, to endure’
talent, toll, tolerance, tolerant, tolerate, atlas, intolerable, tolerable, toleration, extol, tellurium, 16 more
through Latin latus ‘borne, carried, having been carried’
le, latitude, collateral, lateral, dilatation, dilate, 10 more
Today it means
verb To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- / ablate