flagellate

flagellate · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₂-?
2. Latinflagrum
3. Latinflagellum
4. Latinflagellō
5. Latinflagellātu
6. English todayflagellate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin flagellātus perfect passive participle of flagellō (“to whip, flog”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

flagellate · adjective, noun²

First attested in 1867; from flagellum + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) as well as Latin flagellum + -ate. The noun was substantivized from the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).