Etymograph

English

appellatory

Appellatory comes from Latin appellō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEappellō1
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEappellātōrius1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1726appellatory1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English appellatory
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or: “An appellatory libel ought to contain […]the name of…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEappellōWiktionary, English appellatory
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEappellātōriusWiktionary, English appellatory
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1726appellatoryWiktionary, English appellatory. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or: “An appellatory libel ought to contain […]the name of…”

Linked words

through Latin appellō

appeal, 4 more

Today it means

adj Containing or pertaining to a legal appeal.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “appellatory”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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