Where does “eliciteth” come from?
eliciteth (English) comes from English elicit, from Latin elicitus, from Latin elicio, from Latin laciō, from Proto-Italic lakjō — to draw, pull.
eliciteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “eliciteth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | elicit | To evoke, educe ; to generate, obtain, or provoke... |
| 2 | Latin | elicitus | enticed, elicited, coaxed |
| 3 | Latin | elicio | I draw or pull out or forth; I entice, elicit,... |
| 4 | Latin | laciō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lakjō | to draw, pull |