Etymology of the English word retaliate
the English word
retaliatederived from the Latin word
retaliatioderived from the Late Latin word
retaliareusing the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
talio (retaliation)
derived from the Latin word
talis (such; so great; so excellent)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*telÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of retaliate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
retaliated,
retaliatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
