Where does “arrogate” come from?
Arrogate comes from Latin arrogatus, past participle of arrogo, formed from the prefix ad- and rogō meaning "to ask," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and h₂éd.
arrogate (English): To appropriate or lay claim to something for...
Definitions
- To appropriate or lay claim to something for...
Ancestry of “arrogate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arrogātus | arrogated |
| 2 | Latin | arrogō | to claim as one's own, arrogate to oneself, assume |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |