affligo.
to strike, beat, dash (against); cast or throw down, prostrate
Meaning & usage
to strike, beat, dash (against); cast or throw down, prostrate
to afflict, damage, injure, crush, break or ruin
to humble, weaken or vex
to overthrow
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-der. Latin flīgō Latin afflīgō From ad- + flīgō (“strike down”).
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