English
objurgation
Objurgation comes from Latin obiūrgō ‘to chide, scold, rebuke, reprimand’, from iūs ‘right, law’, and ultimately from agō ‘to pursue, discuss’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to pursue, discuss’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūs‘right, law’compounding form of agō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūrgō‘dispute, chide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiūrgō‘to chide, scold, rebuke, reprimand’
- Englishearliest quotation 1819objurgation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to pursue, discuss’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūs‘right, law’compounding form of agō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEiūrgō‘dispute, chide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobiūrgō‘to chide, scold, rebuke, reprimand’
- Englishearliest quotation 1819objurgation
Earliest quotation: 1819, Walter Scott: “Nevertheless, spite of this imperial objurgation, the short cloaks…”
Linked words
through Latin agō ‘to pursue, discuss’
act, agency, actual, agent, action, active, activity, actor, agenda, examine, examination, ambiguous, activate, enact, agile, ambiguity, agility, squat, assay, radium, cogent, agitation, actuator, inexact, exigent, redact, actuate, actuation, 96 more
through Latin iūs ‘right, law’
judge, justice, juice, judgment, judicial, judiciary, preach, prejudice, predicament, jus, predicate, judicious, adjudicate, judicature, 14 more
Today it means
noun A strong rebuke or scolding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin agō / objurgation