Where does “elicit” come from?
Elicit comes from Latin elicitus, the past participle of elicio meaning "to draw out," derived from ex- "out" and a root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
elicit (English): To evoke, educe ; to generate, obtain, or provoke...
Definitions
- To evoke, educe ; to generate, obtain, or provoke...
Ancestry of “elicit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | elicitus | enticed, elicited, coaxed |
| 2 | Latin | elicio | I draw or pull out or forth; I entice, elicit,... |
| 3 | Latin | laciō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lakjō | to draw, pull |
Words derived from “elicit”