English
derogation
Derogation comes from Latin dērogātiō ‘a partial abrogation of a law’, from rogō ‘ask’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.
- 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‘ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdērogō‘repeal or modify part of a law’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdērogātiō‘a partial abrogation of a law’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400derogacion
- Englishearliest quotation 1941derogation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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‘ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdērogō‘repeal or modify part of a law’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdērogātiō‘a partial abrogation of a law’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400derogacion
- Englishearliest quotation 1941derogation
Earliest quotation: 1941, George Ryley Scott, London: T. Werner Laurie: “Always have the greatest excesses and the most reprehensible…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
pray, precarious, postulate, deprecation, 28 more
through Latin rogō ‘ask’
rogue, arrogant, arrogance, interrogation, prerogative, 15 more
Today it means
noun An act which belittles; disparagement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- / derogation