myEtymology.com: English etymology of expostulatory

Etymology of the English word expostulatory

the English word expostulatory

derived from the English word expostulate

derived from the Latin word expostulatio (complaint, protest)

derived from the Latin word expostulare (demand, call for, remonstrate)

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Medieval Latin word postulare (demand, claim; require)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *prek-

using the English suffix -ory

Word found in Modern English