Etymology

domesticate

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Today it means: To make domestic. Full definition →

Middle French domestiquer ← Medieval Latin domesticātus
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domesticate · verb1

  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromdomesticātus
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromdomestiquer
  3. English todaydomesticate

First attested in 1620; either borrowed from Middle French domestiquer (Modern French domestiquer) or directly from Medieval Latin domesticātus, perfect passive participle of domesticō (“to domesticate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, domestic + -ate.

domesticate · noun2

  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromdomesticātus“domesticated”
  2. English todaydomesticate

First attested in 1860; borrowed from Medieval Latin domesticātus (“domesticated”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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