English
fustigate
Fustigate comes from Latin fūstīgō ‘to cudgel to death’, from agō ‘to do, act’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to do, act’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūstis‘a club, cudgel’latter suffixal form of agō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūstīgō‘to cudgel to death’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūstīgātusperfect passive participle of fūstīgō
- Englishtodayfustigate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to do, act’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūstis‘a club, cudgel’latter suffixal form of agō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūstīgō‘to cudgel to death’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfūstīgātusperfect passive participle of fūstīgō
- Englishtodayfustigate
first attested First attested in 1656 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin fūstīgātus, perfect passive participle of fūstīgō (‘to cudgel to death’) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fūstis (‘a cudgel’) + -igō.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, congestion, digest, agrarian, belligerent, progesterone, ingestion, ingest, gestation, agitate, agger, samaj, axiomatic, gerund, gestion, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, reactionary, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, glucagon, agonize, stratagem, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, transaction, actively, radioactive, inactive, reagent, retroactive, hyperactivity, unambiguous, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘to do, act’
act, action, agency, actual, agent, active, activity, actor, agenda, examine, examination, enact, agile, agility, squat, activate, assay, ambiguous, ambiguity, agitation, radium, cogent, actuator, inexact, actuation, redact, exigent, actuate, 96 more
through Latin fūstis ‘a club, cudgel’
Today it means
verb To hit someone with a club.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / fustigate