English
exinanite
Exinanite comes from Latin exināniō ‘to empty the contents of’, and goes back to ināniō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEināniō‘to empty’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexināniōas exinānīt-‘to empty the contents of’
- Englishearliest quotation 1582exinanite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEināniō‘to empty’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexināniōas exinānīt-‘to empty the contents of’
- Englishearliest quotation 1582exinanite
Earliest quotation: 1582, The Nevv Testament of Iesus Christ: …, Rheims: Iohn Fogny: “For this thinke in your ſelues, vvhich alſo in…”
Every English word from Latin ināniō
Today it means
verb To make (something) weak and ineffective; to enervate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ināniō / exinanite