English
strangulation
Strangulation comes from Latin strangulatio ‘choking, suffocation’, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι ‘to strangle’, and ultimately from στραγγάλη ‘a halter’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστραγγάληstrangálē‘a halter’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστραγγαλόομαι‘to strangle’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrangulōas strangulare‘to choke, suffocate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrangulatio‘choking, suffocation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1963strangulation
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 CEstrangulōas strangulare‘to choke, suffocate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrangulatio‘choking, suffocation’
- Englishearliest quotation 1963strangulation
Earliest quotation: 1963, News and Comment: The North-West and the Plan: “Road congestion in the Manchester and Liverpool areas has…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek στραγγάλη
Today it means
noun The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στραγγάλη / strangulation