English
impropriate
Impropriate comes from Medieval Latin impropriātus.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500impropriātus
- Englishearliest quotation 1622impropriate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500impropriātus
- Englishearliest quotation 1622impropriate
Earliest quotation: 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam: “And for the Pardon of the rest, that had…”
Every English word from Medieval Latin impropriātus
Today it means
verb To appropriate for private use.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin impropriātus / impropriate