English
arrogance
Arrogance comes from Latin arrogantia ‘an assuming, presumption’, from arrogāns ‘arrogating or appropriating something to…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prokosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocus‘wooer, suitor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocō‘to ask, urge, demand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘to ask, enquire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarrogō‘to claim as one's own, arrogate to oneself, assume’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarrogāns‘arrogating or appropriating something to oneself, claiming’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarrogantia‘an assuming, presumption’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600arrogance
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arrogaunce
- Englishtodayarrogance
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prokosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocus‘wooer, suitor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocō‘to ask, urge, demand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘to ask, enquire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarrogō‘to claim as one's own, arrogate to oneself, assume’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarrogāns‘arrogating or appropriating something to oneself, claiming’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarrogantia‘an assuming, presumption’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600arrogance
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arrogaunce
- Englishtodayarrogance
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
prayer, pray, precarious, postulate, deprecation, 27 more
through Latin rogō ‘to ask, enquire’
rogue, interrogation, derogatory, prerogative, derogation, 15 more
Today it means
noun The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- / arrogance