English
adulatorious
Adulatorious comes from Latin adūlātōrius ‘flattering, adulatory’, 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, flatter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadūlātōr
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadūlātōrius‘flattering, adulatory’
- Englishtodayadulatorious
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, flatter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadūlātōr
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadūlātōrius‘flattering, adulatory’
- Englishtodayadulatorious
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, ad, aim, appoint, await, attire, adage, affix, amortization, accolade, affine, après, alliteration, adroit, apres, adobo, apportion, 20 more
Today it means
adj Adulatory, flattering.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd / adulatorious