English
abligurition
Abligurition comes from Late Latin abligurrītiō ‘act of devouring’, from abligurriō ‘to lick away’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyǵʰ-‘to lick’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lingōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElingō‘to lick’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEligurriōas liguriō‘to lick up’root of lingō
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEabligurriō‘to lick away’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEabligurrītiō‘act of devouring’
- Englishearliest quotation 1906abligurition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyǵʰ-‘to lick’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lingōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElingō‘to lick’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEligurriōas liguriō‘to lick up’root of lingō
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEabligurriō‘to lick away’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEabligurrītiō‘act of devouring’
- Englishearliest quotation 1906abligurition
Earliest quotation: 1906, J. E. L. Seneker, Letter V: “So soon as a rogation for a benison by…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- ‘to lick’
lick, lichen, lecherous, slake, 3 more
through Latin lingō ‘to lick’
Today it means
noun Prodigal expenditure on food.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- / abligurition