Etymograph

English

irrugate

Irrugate comes from Latin irrūgātus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEirrūgātus
  2. Englishtodayirrugate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEirrūgātus
  2. Englishtodayirrugate

first attested First attested in 1566 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

First attested in 1566; borrowed from Latin irrūgātus, perfect passive participle of irrūgō (‘to wrinkle’), from rūga (‘a wrinkle’), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Every English word from Latin irrūgātus

Today it means

verb To wrinkle.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin irrūgātus / irrugate

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