Where does “harangue” come from?
harangue (French) comes from Old Italian aringa, from Old Italian aringare, from Italian aringo, from Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 — ring, circle.
harangue (French): harangue; first/third-person singular present...
Definitions
- harangue; first/third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “harangue”, step by step
harangue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Italian aringa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Italian | aringa | — |
| 2 | Old Italian | aringare | — |
| 3 | Italian | aringo | Synonym of arengo; A circular field, used in... |
| 4 | Gothic | 𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 | ring, circle |
via Middle French harangue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | harangue | a public address, public discourse |
| 2 | Old Italian | aringo | arena, public square, platform |
| 3 | Frankish | hring | circle, ring; ring, circle |
Words derived from “harangue”