English
invigorate
Invigorate comes from New Latin invigōrātus, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- ‘to be lively, awake’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵ-‘to be lively, awake’root as named · steps between not traced
- New Latinc. 1500–1900invigōrātus
- Englishearliest quotation 1796invigorate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weǵ-‘to be lively, awake’root as named · steps between not traced
- New Latinc. 1500–1900invigōrātus
- Englishearliest quotation 1796invigorate
Earliest quotation: 1796, Robert Southey, Joan of Arc: “The soldiers from the earth Leap up invigorate, […]”
first attested First attested in 1646 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1646; borrowed from New Latin invigōrātus, perfect passive participle of invigōrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- ‘to be lively, awake’
wait, surveillance, awake, vegetation, vigilant, vigil, vigorous, vigour, waken, reveille, waker, vajra, 9 more
Today it means
verb To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- / invigorate