English
abrogable
Abrogable comes from Latin abrogō ‘to abolish, abrogate, annul (all parts)’, from rogō ‘ask, enquire’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prokosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocus‘wooer, suitor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocō‘to ask, urge, demand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘ask, enquire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabrogō‘to abolish, abrogate, annul (all parts)’
- Englishtodayabrogable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prokosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocus‘wooer, suitor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocō‘to ask, urge, demand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘ask, enquire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabrogō‘to abolish, abrogate, annul (all parts)’
- Englishtodayabrogable
Formed from abrogate + -able
Latin abrogō ‘repeal’
Latin abrogātus ‘abrogated, annulled, recalled, having been…’
Middle English abrogat ‘abolished’
English abrogate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
prayer, pray, precarious, postulate, deprecation, 25 more
through Latin rogō ‘ask, enquire’
rogue, arrogant, interrogation, arrogance, derogatory, prerogative, derogation, 13 more
Today it means
adj capable of being abrogated.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- / abrogable