English
arbitrate
Arbitrate comes from Latin arbitrari ‘to be a witness, act as umpire’, and goes back to arbiter.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbiter‘umpire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbitrari‘to be a witness, act as umpire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbitratuspast participle of arbitrari
- Englishearliest quotation 1595arbitrate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbiter‘umpire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbitrari‘to be a witness, act as umpire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarbitratuspast participle of arbitrari
- Englishearliest quotation 1595arbitrate
Earliest quotation: 1595, The Life and Death of King Richard the Second: “There shall your swords and lances arbitrate / The…”
Every English word from Latin arbiter
Today it means
verb To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin arbiter / arbitrate