imprecatory

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English imprecate

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -tōriusder.

Middle English -orie

English -ory

English imprecatory

From imprecate + -ory.

Adjective

imprecatory

1. That imprecates or invokes evil.

Derived terms

• imprecatorily

See also

• deprecatory

Anagrams

• cryptomeria