Etymograph

English

remonstrate

Remonstrate comes from Late Latin remōnstrō ‘to remonstrate’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wre-1‘again’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEremōnstrō2‘to remonstrate’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1600remonstrate2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin re-, which cites OED
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English remonstrate
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1600, Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]: “I will remonstrate to you the third dor.”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wre-Wiktionary, Latin re-, which cites OED‘again’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEremōnstrōWiktionary, English remonstrate‘to remonstrate’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1600remonstrateWiktionary, English remonstrate. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1600, Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]: “I will remonstrate to you the third dor.”

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

require, rescue, reverse, rely, reminiscent, remark, revoke, reciprocal, repellent, reciprocate, repulse, refrigerate, rappel, regurgitate, 14 more

Today it means

verb To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with, against).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “remonstrate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin re-. 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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