Where does “entice” come from?
Entice comes from Old French enticier, from Vulgar Latin intitiare, from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁-.
entice (English): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope
Definitions
- To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope
Ancestry of “entice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | enticier | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | intitiare | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tītjō | heating |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teih₁- | to become hot, melt "or" to end |
Words derived from “entice”