Where does “ejaculatory” come from?
Ejaculatory derives from English ejaculate with the suffix -y, from Latin eiaculor meaning to throw out, composed of the prefix e- and root iacul-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
ejaculatory (English): Of or pertaining to ejaculation; Of speech,...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to ejaculation; Of speech,...
Ancestry of “ejaculatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ejaculate | To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and... |
| 2 | Latin | ēiaculātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | ēiaculor | — |
| 4 | Latin | iaculor | I throw or hurl; I throw or fight with a javelin |
| 5 | Latin | iaculum | A dart, a javelin; A casting net, the weapon of a... |
| 6 | Latin | iaculus | that is thrown; a serpent that darts from a tree... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “ejaculatory”