Where does “applaud” come from?
Applaud comes from Latin applaudere, formed from the prefix ad- and plaudere, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd meaning to strike or drive.
applaud (English): Applause; applauding; Plaudit; To express...
Definitions
- Applause; applauding; Plaudit; To express...
Ancestry of “applaud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | applaudere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | applaudo | I clap; I clap the hands together, applaud |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “applaud”