English
ablegation
Ablegation comes from Latin ablēgātio ‘a sending away, banishment’, from lēgō ‘to send’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning…’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to speak by carefully selecting one's words’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēgō‘to send’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEablēgō‘to send off or away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEablēgātio‘a sending away, banishment’
- Englishearliest quotation 1659ablegation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leǵ-‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to speak by carefully selecting one's words’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léǵetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*legōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēgō‘to send’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEablēgō‘to send off or away’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEablēgātio‘a sending away, banishment’
- Englishearliest quotation 1659ablegation
Earliest quotation: 1659, Henry More: “Now of all Passions whatever, excess of Desire is…”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning…’
technology, logic, collect, apology, trilogy, catalogue, analogy, terminology, sociology, logos, physiology, pathology, astrology, prologue, epilogue, monologue, archaeologist, leach, pathologist, eulogy, cosmology, logistic, etymology, epistemology, lexical, entomology, lexicon, gynecologist, homologous, lignite, lignin, dialectical, dialectic, apologia, alexia, etiology, lexis, bacteriology, syllogism, bacteriologist, 151 more
through Proto-Italic *legō
intelligence, intelligent, intellectual, selection, ineligible, elector, legionella, legionnaire, legionary, 17 more
through Latin lēgō ‘to send’
college, election, collection, elite, select, lesson, legend, collective, eligible, lecture, legacy, elect, colleague, collector, coil, negligence, elegant, diligent, negligent, legion, delegate, collegiate, negligible, delegation, cull, legible, lectern, ineligibility, collegium, lector, relegate, legate, 24 more
Today it means
noun Expulsion; banishment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- / ablegation