English
inculcate
Inculcate comes from Latin inculcātus ‘stuffed, forced in, having been forced in’, from calcō ‘tread upon’, and ultimately from calx.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalx
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalcō‘tread upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinculcō‘impress upon, force upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinculcātus‘stuffed, forced in, having been forced in’perfect passive participle of inculcō
- Englishearliest quotation 1608inculcate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalx
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcalcō‘tread upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinculcō‘impress upon, force upon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinculcātus‘stuffed, forced in, having been forced in’perfect passive participle of inculcō
- Englishearliest quotation 1608inculcate
Earliest quotation: 1608, Andrew Willet: “Wee had neede to haue the word of God…”
Linked words
through Latin calx
chalk, calcium, calculus, causeway, recalcitrant, calcareous, calcite, calzone, caulk, 35 more
through Latin calcō ‘tread upon’
Today it means
verb To teach by repeated instruction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin calx / inculcate