English
delinition
Delinition comes from Latin dēlinō ‘to smear’, from linō ‘to daub, besmear, anoint’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- ‘to smear’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂leyH-‘to smear’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*linō‘to smear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElinō‘to daub, besmear, anoint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēlinōas delinere‘to smear’
- Englishearliest quotation 1664delinition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂leyH-‘to smear’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*linō‘to smear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElinō‘to daub, besmear, anoint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēlinōas delinere‘to smear’
- Englishearliest quotation 1664delinition
Earliest quotation: 1664, Henry More, London: […] J[ames] Flesher for W[illiam] Morden […]: “The Delinition alſo of the Infant's Ears and Noſtrils…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- ‘to smear’
through Latin dēlinō ‘to smear’
Today it means
noun A smearing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- / delinition