English
emendate
Emendate comes from Latin ēmendātus ‘corrected’, from mendum ‘fault’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mend- ‘foal, small horse’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mend-‘foal, small horse’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmendum‘fault’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmendō‘to free from faults, correct’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmendātus‘corrected’perfect passive participle of ēmendō
- Englishtodayemendate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mend-‘foal, small horse’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmendum‘fault’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmendō‘to free from faults, correct’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmendātus‘corrected’perfect passive participle of ēmendō
- Englishtodayemendate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mend- ‘foal, small horse’
amendment, mendicant, mendacity, mendacious, amendatory, 9 more
through Latin ēmendō ‘to free from faults, correct’
Today it means
adj Emended, corrected, restored.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mend- / emendate