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DictionaryRoot: rogare
Latin

rogare

ask, request, or propose

Forms

  • rogare
  • rogat- — The form used for completed action.

Origin

An inherited Latin verb whose exact deeper history is uncertain.

Note

A formal request could become a proposal put to a public body.

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noun

arrogance

AIR-uh-guns/ˈærəɡəns/

An exaggerated belief in one's own importance or superiority.

Etymology
arLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis
+rogLatinask, request, or propose
+anceLatina state, quality, or action

The asking root combined with the prefix in a verb meaning “to claim for oneself.” From such claiming came the sense of presumption: assuming an importance or superiority beyond what is warranted.

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