Etymograph

English

illaqueate

Illaqueate comes from Latin illaqueātus ‘ensnared’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEillaqueātus‘ensnared’
  2. Englishtodayillaqueate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEillaqueātus‘ensnared’
  2. Englishtodayillaqueate

first attested First attested in 1548 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin illaqueātus, perfect passive participle of illaqueō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (‘in’) + laqueō (‘to insnare’), from laqueus (‘a noose, snare’).

Every English word from Latin illaqueātus

Today it means

verb To grab; seize, or catch.

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

Etymograph / Latin illaqueātus / illaqueate

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