Etymology of the English word excruciate
the English word
excruciatederived from the Latin word
excruciatioderived from the Latin word
excruciare (torture; torment)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
cruciare (torment, torture; cause grief)
derived from the Late Latin word
crux (cross; cross; hanging tree; impaling stake)
Date
The earliest known usage of excruciate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
excruciating,
excruciatedUsage
Word found in Modern English
