English
adulate
Adulate comes from Latin adūlor ‘to fawn upon’, from ad ‘to, towards’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘to, towards’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadūlor‘to fawn upon’
- Englishtodayadulate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘to, towards’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadūlor‘to fawn upon’
- Englishtodayadulate
The story
A learned borrowing from Latin adūlor.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’
through Proto-Italic *ad ‘toward, to, on, up to, for’
through Latin ad ‘to, towards’
agree, aim, ad, appoint, await, attire, amortization, adage, affix, accolade, affine, après, alliteration, apportion, adroit, apres, adobo, 20 more
Today it means
verb To flatter effusively.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd / adulate