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

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “eliciteth”, step by step

eliciteth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English elicit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelicitTo evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer
2Latinelicitusenticed, elicited, coaxed
3LatinelicioI draw or pull out or forth; I entice, elicit,...
4Latinlaciōto entice, ensnare
5Proto-Italiclakjōto draw, pull

via English eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethA letter introduced into Old English to...
Every word from Proto-Italic lakjō →Every word from Latin laciō →Every word from Latin elicio →