Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “flagellation” come from?

flagellation (French) comes from Latin flagellatio, from Latin flagellāre, 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.

Ancestry of “flagellation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflagellatio—
2Latinflagellāre—
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 “flagellation”

  • flagellation
  • fladge
  • hyperflagellation
  • necrohippoflagellation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →