Etymology

profligation

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Today it means: defeat; rout; overthrow Full definition →

Late Latin prōflīgātiō
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromprōflīgātiō
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromprōflīgātiō
  3. English todayprofligation

Borrowed from Late Latin prōflīgātiō, from prō- (“forward”, (whence pro-)) + flīgō (“to strike, dash”) + -ō. By surface analysis, profligate + -ion.

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