English
anatreptic
Anatreptic comes from Ancient Greek ἀνατρέπω ‘overturn, upset, refute’, from τρέπω ‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trep-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπω‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνατρέπωanatrépō‘overturn, upset, refute’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791anatreptic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*trep-‘to turn’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρέπω‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνατρέπωanatrépō‘overturn, upset, refute’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791anatreptic
Earliest quotation: 1791, William Enfield, Johann Jakob Brucker: “The Agonistic dialogues , supposed to resemble the combat…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’
thrive, intrepid, trepidation, turpitude, 30 more
through Ancient Greek τρέπω ‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
Today it means
adj Rebutting; overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato's refutative dialogues.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *trep- / anatreptic