Etymology of the English word delicate
the English word
delicatederived from the French word
délicatderived from the Latin word
delicatus (foppish, effeminate; polite; luxurious, sumptuous, addicted to pleasure; paramour, favorite; voluptuary; skittish, frisky, frivolous)
derived from the Latin word
deliciaederived from the Latin word
delicere (entice, lure; allure)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
licere (fetch; it is permitted, one may; it is all right)
derived from the Latin word
lacerederived from the Vulgar Latin word
delicare (reveal, disclose; make clear)
derived from the Latin word
deliquare (strain; strain off; make clear)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
liquare (melt; strain)
Date
The earliest known usage of delicate in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
indelicate,
overdelicate,
delicacyCognates
Catalan
delicat, Dutch
delicaat, French
délicat, German
delikat, Italian
delicato, Latin
delicatus, Lithuanian
delikatus, Norwegian
delikat, Polish
delikatny, Russian
дeликaтный, Spanish
delicado, Swedish
delikatUsage
Word found in Modern English
