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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

  1. To appropriate or lay claim to something for...

Ancestry of “arrogate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarrogātus—
2Latinarrogō—
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →