Etymology

aberuncate

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Today it means: To eradicate; to pull up by the roots. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Late Latin aberuncare ← Latin averruncare
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromaverruncare
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromaberuncare
  3. English todayaberuncate

From Late Latin aberuncare, from Latin averruncare.

Words from the same roots

Latinaverruncare all →

averruncate

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. To eradicate; to pull up by the roots.

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