English
felicitate
Felicitate comes from Latin fēlīcitō ‘to felicitate’, from fēlīx ‘happy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-‘to suckle, nurse’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-l(w)-i-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fēl(w)ī-‘suckling (pr.ptc.), with young’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēlīx‘happy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēlīcitō‘to felicitate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēlicitātusperfect passive participle of fēlīcitō
- Englishearliest quotation 1838felicitate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁(y)-‘to suckle, nurse’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-l(w)-i-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fēl(w)ī-‘suckling (pr.ptc.), with young’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēlīx‘happy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēlīcitō‘to felicitate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfēlicitātusperfect passive participle of fēlīcitō
- Englishearliest quotation 1838felicitate
Earliest quotation: 1838, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, London: Henry Colburn: “[…]we contemplate death under quite a different aspect;—creating in…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’
female, feminist, doe, feminism, tyre, fetus, dai, fawn, femme, femininity, filial, effeminate, fellatio, dahi, fecundity, 30 more
Today it means
verb To congratulate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- / felicitate