The story
- Latin · derived fromex“out”
- English todayexcarnificate
From Latin ex (“out”) + carnificatus, past participle carnificare (“to carnify”). Compare Latin excarnificare (“to tear to pieces, torment”). See carnify.
Words from the same roots
Latinex all →
exchangeawardexeffortsewersoarallegeextenuatingaventailelanceex-ex contractuexcorticateex negativoexnihilationex nuncex parteex post factoex situexsufflicateex temporeextumescenceex-voto
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.