English
officiate
Officiate comes from Late Latin officior ‘to perform a function’, from Latin officium ‘official duty, service’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- ‘to work, toil’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ep-‘to work, toil’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ep-(i)-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*opisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEopsas opis‘power, ability, resources’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEofficium‘official duty, service’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEofficior‘to perform a function’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEofficiātusperfect participle of officior
- Englishtodayofficiate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ep-‘to work, toil’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ep-(i)-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*opisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEopsas opis‘power, ability, resources’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEofficium‘official duty, service’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEofficior‘to perform a function’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEofficiātusperfect participle of officior
- Englishtodayofficiate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- ‘to work, toil’
bus, operation, opera, opus, omnibus, oeuvre, omnivore, 29 more
through Latin ops ‘power, ability, resources’
Today it means
verb To perform the functions of some office.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- / officiate