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Where does “flagellate” come from?

flagellate (English) comes from Latin flagellatus, from Latin flagellō, from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

flagellate (English): To whip or scourge; Resembling a whip; Having...

Definitions

  1. To whip or scourge; Resembling a whip; Having...

Ancestry of “flagellate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflagellatusflogged, whipped, lashed or scourged; threshed,...
2Latinflagellō—
3Latinflagellumwhip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;...
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “flagellate”

  • biflagellate
  • flagellator
  • choanoflagellate
  • uniflagellate
  • aflagellate
  • silicoflagellate
  • zooflagellate
  • monoflagellate
  • multiflagellate
  • helioflagellate
  • hexadecaflagellate
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