Etymograph

English

ructation

Ructation comes from Latin ructō ‘to belch’, and goes back to *rūgō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*rūgō1reconstructed
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEructō2as ructare‘to belch’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1726ructation2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin ructo
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English ructation
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1726, Jonathan Swift, A Further Account of the Academy. […]: “It is allowed, that Senates and great Councils are…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*rūgōWiktionary, Latin ructoreconstructed
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEructōWiktionary, English ructationas ructare‘to belch’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1726ructationWiktionary, English ructation. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1726, Jonathan Swift, A Further Account of the Academy. […]: “It is allowed, that Senates and great Councils are…”

Every English word from Latin *rūgō

Today it means

noun A burp.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin *rūgō / ructation

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