Etymology

immolatory

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Today it means: Of or relating to immolation. Full definition →

English immolate ← Latin immolō ← Proto-Italic *molā
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*molh₂éh₂
  7. Proto-Italic*molā
  8. Latinmola
  9. Latinimmolō
  10. Englishimmolate
  11. English todayimmolatory

From immolate + -ory.

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