Etymograph

English

fornicate

Fornicate comes from Latin fornicātus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfornicātus
  2. Englishtodayfornicate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfornicātus
  2. Englishtodayfornicate

first attested First attested in 1552 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1552; borrowed from Latin fornicātus, perfect active participle of fornicor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fornix (‘arch, vault; brothel’). It was customary for courtesans of the era to wait for their customers out of the rain in arched passageways.

Every English word from Latin fornicātus

Today it means

verb To engage in fornication.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin fornicātus / fornicate

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