English
emacerate
Emacerate comes from Latin emaceratus ‘emaciated’, from macerō ‘to make soft’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱeseh₂ti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ḱeseh₂tireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmacerōas macerare‘to make soft’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEemaceratus‘emaciated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1685emacerate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ḱeseh₂tireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmacerōas macerare‘to make soft’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEemaceratus‘emaciated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1685emacerate
Earliest quotation: 1685, William Clark: “Let Cockle, ſtead of Barley, stead of wheat, Let…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱeseh₂ti
Today it means
verb To make or become lean; to emaciate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱeseh₂ti / emacerate