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Where does “allective” come from?

allective (English) comes from Medieval Latin allectivus, from Latin allego, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

allective (English): An allurement; Alluring

Definitions

  1. An allurement; Alluring

Ancestry of “allective”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinallectivusthat allures; Synonym of illecebrōsus
2LatinallegoI select, choose, recruit, elect or admit; I send...
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →