English
derogatory
Derogatory comes from Late Latin dērogātōrius ‘of or pertaining to a derogation or partial…’, from Latin 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‘to repeal part of a law’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdērogātōrius‘of or pertaining to a derogation or partial repeal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1768derogatory
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‘ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdērogō‘to repeal part of a law’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdērogātōrius‘of or pertaining to a derogation or partial repeal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1768derogatory
Earliest quotation: 1768, William Blackstone: “Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent…”
Formed from derogate + -ory
Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
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Latin dērogō ‘to annul, repeal part of a law, take away,…’
Latin dērogātus ‘diminished, disparaged’
Middle English derogat ‘annulled, abrogated’
Middle English derogaten
English derogate
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
adj Disparaging.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- / derogatory