English
subreption
Subreption comes from Latin subripiō ‘to snatch or take away secretly’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubripiōas subripere‘to snatch or take away secretly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubreptio
- Englishearliest quotation 1644subreption
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubripiōas subripere‘to snatch or take away secretly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsubreptio
- Englishearliest quotation 1644subreption
Earliest quotation: 1644, Bishop Joseph Hall: “lest there should be any subreption in this sacred…”
Every English word from Latin subripiō
Today it means
noun Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin subripiō / subreption