English
oblectate
Oblectate comes from Latin oblectātus ‘entertained, delighted, having been amused’, from lactō ‘flatter, please’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *lakjō.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lakjō1reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaciō1‘to entice, ensnare’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElactō1‘flatter, please’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoblectō2‘delight, amuse’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoblectātus3‘entertained, delighted, having been amused’
- Englishtodayoblectate3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin oblecto
- 2 Wiktionary, Latin oblectatus
- 3 Wiktionary, English oblectate
Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lakjōWiktionary, Latin oblectoreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaciōWiktionary, Latin oblecto‘to entice, ensnare’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElactōWiktionary, Latin oblecto‘flatter, please’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoblectōWiktionary, Latin oblectatus‘delight, amuse’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoblectātusWiktionary, English oblectate‘entertained, delighted, having been amused’
- EnglishtodayoblectateWiktionary, English oblectate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’
add, die, addition, data, date, rent, tradition, dose, surrender, donor, treason, donation, vent, vendor, render, donate, dow, rendition, additive, rendezvous, condone, dowry, antidote, addendum, anecdote, dowager, perdition, endow, dower, dative, dacha, sconce, dati, 38 more
through Latin laciō ‘to entice, ensnare’
delicious, delight, delicate, elicit, 7 more
through Latin lactō ‘flatter, please’
Today it means
verb To delight; to please greatly.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “oblectate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin oblecto, Latin oblectatus. 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.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *lakjō / oblectate