English
immolate
Immolate comes from Latin immolātus ‘immolated, sacrificed, having been immolated’, from mola ‘flour’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*molh₂éh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*molāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmola‘flour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmolō‘to sacrifice’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmolātus‘immolated, sacrificed, having been immolated’perfect passive participle of immolō
- Englishearliest quotation 1847immolate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*melh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*molh₂éh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*molāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmola‘flour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmolō‘to sacrifice’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmolātus‘immolated, sacrificed, having been immolated’perfect passive participle of immolō
- Englishearliest quotation 1847immolate
Earliest quotation: 1847, – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray: “She imparted these stories gradually to Miss Crawley; gave…”
first attested The adjective is first attested in 1534, the verb in 1548; borrowed from Latin immolātus, perfect passive participle of immolō (“to sacrifice”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) (as stated in the etymology)
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
meal, mill, mild, mule, mold, mould, bonanza, mullet, mull, camo, amalgam, malleable, maelstrom, melatonin, moulin, martel, moline, malm, amyl, 38 more
through Latin mola ‘flour’
Today it means
verb To kill as a sacrifice by burning.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- / immolate