English
retaliate
Retaliate comes from Latin retāliō ‘to requite, retaliate’, from tālis ‘such’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *tālis.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tālisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtālis‘such’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtāliō‘retaliation’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEretāliō‘to requite, retaliate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEretāliātuspast participle of retāliō
- Englishearliest quotation 1634retaliate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tālisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtālis‘such’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtāliō‘retaliation’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEretāliō‘to requite, retaliate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEretāliātuspast participle of retāliō
- Englishearliest quotation 1634retaliate
Earliest quotation: 1634, Thomas Herbert, A Relation of Some Yeares Trauaile: “One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’
as, all, old, else, adult, el, element, ultra, ultimate, elder, ellen, alien, outrage, ou, altitude, alumni, alter, adolescent, alt, alpine, altar, abolish, alto, alum, auld, alias, alp, altruism, alimony, ulterior, alibi, parallax, coalesce, proletariat, exalt, althea, aad, eld, altimeter, foetal, 66 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis
through Latin tāliō ‘retaliation’
Today it means
verb To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *tālis / retaliate