English
jactitate
Jactitate comes from Latin iactitātus ‘uttered’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiactitātus‘uttered’
- Englishearliest quotation 1982jactitate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiactitātus‘uttered’
- Englishearliest quotation 1982jactitate
Earliest quotation: 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music: “The ass is lying on its side, ribs heaving,…”
first attested First attested in 1822 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1822; borrowed from Latin iactitātus, perfect passive participle of iactitō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Every English word from Latin iactitātus
Today it means
verb To move about restlessly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin iactitātus / jactitate