Etymology of the English word scourge
the English word
scourgederived from the Anglo-French word
escorgederived from the Old French word
escorgierderived from the Latin root
*excorrigiareusing the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Anglo-Norman word
escorgederived from the Old French word
escorgierderived from the Latin root
*excorrigiareusing the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of scourge in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
scourged,
scourgingUsage
Word found in Modern English
