arrogant
/ˈeɹəɡənt/EH-ruh-guhnt
/ˈɛɹəɡənt/EH-ruh-guhnt
Meaningclaiming for oneself
Common meaning: proudly superior
- arto, towards (form of ad-)
- rogto askLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1598 · scan
- antadjective ending: being
‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘to ask’ → arrogant
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin rogō ‘to ask’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry rogō, p. 1598 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PREROGATIVE, p. 464 · dictionary scan
Roots
- rogō, rogāvī Latin “to ask”
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