Etymograph

English

lacerate

Lacerate comes from Middle English laceraten.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500laceraten
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1542lacerate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500laceraten
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1542lacerate

Earliest quotation: 1542, Henry VIII: “But as they detrected the doing of theyr duetie,…”

first attested The verb is first attested in 1425, the adjective in 1514; inherited from Middle English laceraten, borrowed from Latin lacerātus, perfect passive participle of lacerō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) (as stated in the etymology)

The story

The verb is first attested in 1425, the adjective in 1514; inherited from Middle English laceraten, borrowed from Latin lacerātus, perfect passive participle of lacerō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Every English word from Middle English laceraten

Today it means

verb To tear, rip or wound.

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Etymograph / Middle English laceraten / lacerate

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