English
strangulate
Strangulate comes from Latin strangulō ‘to strangle, throttle’, and goes back to Ancient Greek στραγγάλη ‘a halter’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστραγγάληstrangálē‘a halter’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστραγγαλόομαι‘to strangle’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrangulō‘to strangle, throttle’
- Englishtodaystrangulate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστραγγάληstrangálē‘a halter’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστραγγαλόομαι‘to strangle’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrangulō‘to strangle, throttle’
- Englishtodaystrangulate
Every English word from Ancient Greek στραγγάλη
Today it means
verb To strangle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στραγγάλη / strangulate