English
abrogator
Abrogator comes from Latin abrogātus ‘abrogated, annulled, recalled, having been…’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabrogātus‘abrogated, annulled, recalled, having been annulled’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abrogat
- English1500–presentabrogate
- Englishtodayabrogator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabrogātus‘abrogated, annulled, recalled, having been annulled’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abrogat
- English1500–presentabrogate
- Englishtodayabrogator
A compound of ab ‘from, away from, out of’ + ab- + abrogō ‘to abolish, abrogate, annul (all parts)’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó ‘off, away’
Proto-Italic *ap ‘from, off, away’
Latin ab ‘from, away from, out of’
Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
Proto-Italic *prokos
Latin procus ‘wooer, suitor’
Latin procō ‘to ask, urge, demand’
Latin rogō ‘to ask, enquire’
Latin abrogō ‘to abolish, abrogate, annul (all parts)’
Every English word from Latin abrogātus
Today it means
noun One who abrogates.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin abrogātus / abrogator