英语词汇flagitious的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	flagitious
词源	flagitious adj. "shamefully wicked, criminal," late 14c., from Old French flagicieus or directly from Latin flagitiosus "shameful, disgraceful, infamous," from flagitium "shameful act, passionate deed, disgraceful thing," related to flagrum "a whip, scourge, lash," and flagitare "to demand importunately," all from PIE root bhlag- "to strike" (see flagellum). Related: Flagitiously; flagitiousness. Entries linking to flagitious* flagellum n. "long, lash-like appendage," 1837, from Latin flagellum "whip, scourge," also figurative, diminutive of flagrum "a whip," from PIE root *bhlag- "to strike" (source also of Latin flagitium "shameful act, passionate deed, disgraceful thing," flagitare "to demand importunately;" Old Norse blakra "to flutter with the wings," blekkja "to impose upon;" Lithuanian blaškau,blaškyti "to and fro"). updated on November 19, 2014
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flagitious adj.