English
irrigate
Irrigate comes from Latin irrigātus ‘watered, irrigated’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEirrigātus‘watered, irrigated’
- Englishtodayirrigate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEirrigātus‘watered, irrigated’
- Englishtodayirrigate
first attested First attested in 1615 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin irrigātus, perfect passive participle of irrigō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Every English word from Latin irrigātus
Today it means
verb To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin irrigātus / irrigate