English
prodigate
Prodigate comes from Latin prodigo ‘to drive forth’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’, and ultimately from *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to do, make, drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprodigo‘to drive forth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1847prodigate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-‘to drive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*agō‘to drive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEagō‘to do, make, drive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprodigo‘to drive forth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1847prodigate
Earliest quotation: 1847, – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray: “His gold is prodigated in every direction which his…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- ‘to drive’
suggest, register, essay, acre, gesture, congestion, digest, agrarian, ingestion, belligerent, gestation, ingest, progesterone, axiomatic, agitate, agger, samaj, gerund, gestion, 127 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
strategy, agony, antagonist, reactionary, axiom, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, glucagon, stratagem, agonize, 101 more
through Proto-Italic *agō ‘to drive’
reaction, actively, transaction, inactive, radioactive, reagent, hyperactivity, retroactive, unambiguous, ambiguously, 79 more
through Latin agō ‘to do, make, drive’
act, action, active, agency, activity, actual, agent, actor, agenda, examine, examination, activate, enact, ambiguous, agile, agility, squat, assay, ambiguity, agitation, cogent, radium, actuator, actuation, inexact, redact, exigent, actuate, 96 more
Today it means
verb To squander.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / prodigate