Etymology

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Today it means: (with anathema or interdict) To bind up, as in a knot, with the punishment of anathema or interdict; to anathemize or interdict. Full definition →

First used 1630–1655Latin innōdātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frominnōdātus
  2. English todayinnodate

First attested in 1630; adapted from Medieval Latin vinculis anathematis innodare (“to bind (someone) with/in the bounds of anathema”), borrowed from Latin innōdātus, perfect passive participle of innōdō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + nodus (“knot”).

First known use, by meaning

  • 1630–1655 (with anathema or interdict) To bind up, as in a knot, with the punishment of anathema or interdict; to anathemize or interdict.

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