Where does “flagellation” come from?
Flagellation is an English noun derived from Latin flagellātiō, from Latin flagellāre meaning to whip, from Latin flagrum meaning whip, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰlag-.
flagellation (English): A beating consisting of lashes, notably as...
Definitions
- A beating consisting of lashes, notably as...
Ancestry of “flagellation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | flagellation | flagellation |
| 2 | Latin | flagellatio | — |
| 3 | Latin | flagellāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | flagellum | whip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;... |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |