English
ague
Ague comes from Latin acūtus ‘sharp, acute’, and goes back to acuō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacuō‘sharpen, make sharp’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacūtus‘sharp, acute’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500agu
- Englishearliest quotation 1810ague
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacuō‘sharpen, make sharp’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacūtus‘sharp, acute’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500agu
- Englishearliest quotation 1810ague
Earliest quotation: 1810, Lord Byron: “’Twere hard to say who fared the best: Sad…”
Linked words
through Latin acuō ‘sharpen, make sharp’
through Latin acūtus ‘sharp, acute’
Today it means
noun An acute fever.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin acuō / ague