Etymograph

English

insolate

Insolate comes from Latin insōlō ‘to expose to the sun’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsōlō‘to expose to the sun’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsōlātusperfect passive participle of insōlō
  3. Englishtodayinsolate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsōlō‘to expose to the sun’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsōlātusperfect passive participle of insōlō
  3. Englishtodayinsolate

first attested First attested in 1623 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin insōlātus, perfect passive participle of insōlō (‘to expose to the sun’) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (‘in’) + sōl (‘the sun’) + -ō.

Every English word from Latin insōlō

Today it means

verb To dry in, or expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure.

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Etymograph / Latin insōlō / insolate

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