Where does “irrigate” come from?
Irrigate comes from Latin irrigāre, formed from the prefix in- and the verb rigāre, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning "in."
irrigate (English): To supply with water, by building ditches,...
Definitions
- To supply with water, by building ditches,...
Ancestry of “irrigate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | irrigatus | watered, irrigated; flooded, inundated;... |
| 2 | Latin | irrigō | to water or irrigate |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “irrigate”