Where does “disincentive” come from?
Disincentive derives from English dis- plus incentive, which comes from Latin incentīvus, formed from Latin in- plus incentīvus (inciting), ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning not and two.
disincentive (English): That which discourages a particular behaviour; a...
Definitions
- That which discourages a particular behaviour; a...
Ancestry of “disincentive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incentive | Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | incentivus | that strikes up or sets the tune; that strikes... |
| 3 | Latin | incinere | present active infinitive of incinō; to strike up |
| 4 | Latin | canere | present active infinitive of canō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | caneo | I am white, gray or hoary |
| 6 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |