Erogate
/ˈɛr.ə.ɡeɪt/noun
To distribute, spend, or disburse money or resources.
Did you know?In Latin administrative language, erogare referred especially to distributing public funds, linking the word to the ritualized machinery of government finance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*rog-
“To ask, request, or speak; the reconstructed root behind later Latin forms involving asking and proposing.”
Ancient Latin
Latin
rogāre
“To ask, request, propose, or put a question to someone.”
Classical Latin
Latin
ērōgāre
“To distribute, pay out, or disburse, especially money; formed with ē- meaning 'out' plus rogāre.”
Late Latin
Latin
ērōgātus
“Distributed, paid out, or disbursed; the past participle from which later English usage developed.”
16th Century
English
erogate
“To distribute or expend, particularly funds; a learned borrowing from Latin.”
Modern English
English
erogate
“A rare or chiefly historical verb meaning to distribute or spend resources.”
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