Where does “elicitin” come from?
elicitin (English) comes from English elicit, from Latin elicitus, from Latin elicio, from Latin laciō, from Proto-Italic lakjō — to draw, pull.
elicitin (English): Any of a family of small, highly conserved toxic proteins secreted by certain phytopathogenic microorganisms and inducing a necrotic and systemic hypersensitive response in certain plants
Definitions
- Any of a family of small, highly conserved toxic proteins secreted by certain phytopathogenic microorganisms and inducing a necrotic and systemic hypersensitive response in certain plants
Ancestry of “elicitin”, step by step
elicitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elicit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elicit | To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer |
| 2 | Latin | elicitus | enticed, elicited, coaxed |
| 3 | Latin | elicio | I draw or pull out or forth; I entice, elicit,... |
| 4 | Latin | laciō | to entice, ensnare |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lakjō | to draw, pull |