English
munerate
Munerate comes from Latin muneratus ‘presented, honored (with), rewarded, having…’, from munerō ‘to give, bestow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*moy-nósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moinos‘service’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūnus‘function, employment’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmunerōas munerare, past participle‘to give, bestow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmuneratus‘presented, honored (with), rewarded, having been rewarded’
- Englishtodaymunerate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*moy-nósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*moinos‘service’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūnus‘function, employment’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmunerōas munerare, past participle‘to give, bestow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmuneratus‘presented, honored (with), rewarded, having been rewarded’
- Englishtodaymunerate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’
mean, common, met, community, commission, minute, minister, ministry, minor, mess, meal, min, commit, communication, menu, compromise, missile, mutual, communist, minus, mere, dismiss, premise, mole, communicate, ammunition, ammo, communism, mayhem, noodle, moor, communal, communion, intermittent, omit, mural, mite, monolith, minstrel, commune, 75 more
through Latin mūnus ‘function, employment’
immunity, immune, municipality, 3 more
through Latin munerō ‘to give, bestow’
Today it means
verb To remunerate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / munerate