English
inveigh
Inveigh comes from Latin invehō ‘bring in, carry in’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to ride’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to ride’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weɣō‘to carry, convey’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvehō‘carry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvehō‘bring in, carry in’
- Englishearliest quotation 1593inveigh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵʰ-‘to ride’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*weɣō‘to carry, convey’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvehō‘carry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvehō‘bring in, carry in’
- Englishearliest quotation 1593inveigh
Earliest quotation: 1593, Thomas Nashe, Christs Teares Over Ierusalem. […]: “Very largely haue I inueighed againſt this vice [gluttony]…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to ride’
way, always, via, wave, reveal, halfway, wagon, wee, vogue, wedge, weigh, veil, headway, wag, vein, wonky, eunuch, venous, vex, wey, waw, vena, wain, velar, 39 more
through Latin vehō ‘carry’
through Latin invehō ‘bring in, carry in’
Today it means
verb To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- / inveigh