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 (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer

Definitions

  1. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer

Ancestry of “elicit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelicitusenticed, elicited, coaxed
2LatinelicioI draw or pull out or forth; I entice, elicit,...
3Latinlaciōto entice, ensnare
4Proto-Italiclakjōto draw, pull

Words derived from “elicit”

Every word from Proto-Italic lakjō →Every word from Latin laciō →Every word from Latin elicio →
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