English
execration
Execration comes from Latin exsecrātiō ‘execration, malediction, curse, hex’, from sacer ‘sacred’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- ‘to make a pact, treaty’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seh₂k-‘to make a pact, treaty’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂krósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sakros‘sacred’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEsakros
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEsacros
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*sakr̥sreconstructed
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*sakerrreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsacer‘sacred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexsecror‘to curse or execrate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexsecrātiōas execrātiō‘execration, malediction, curse, hex’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611execration
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seh₂k-‘to make a pact, treaty’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂krósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sakros‘sacred’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEsakros
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEsacros
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*sakr̥sreconstructed
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*sakerrreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsacer‘sacred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexsecror‘to curse or execrate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexsecrātiōas execrātiō‘execration, malediction, curse, hex’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611execration
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “For thus ſaith the Lord of hoſts the God…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- ‘to make a pact, treaty’
saint, santo, sanction, sanctity, sanctification, 10 more
through Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós
through Proto-Italic *sakros ‘sacred’
sacramental, consecration, consecrate, 6 more
through Latin sacer ‘sacred’
Today it means
noun An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- / execration