"extortionary" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English extortion Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English extortionary From extortion + -ary. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|extortion|-ary|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English extortion Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English extortionary [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āsios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-arie", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ary", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "extortionary", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="extortionary"> From extortion + -ary., {{ety|en|:af|extortion|-ary|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin extorqueō Late Latin extortiōbor. Middle English extorcion English extortion Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English extortionary From extortion + -ary. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} extortionary
  1. Of, relating to, or typical of extortion; extortionate.
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