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

  1. To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope

Ancestry of “entice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenticier—
2Vulgar Latinintitiare—
3Proto-Italictītjōheating
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteih₁-to become hot, melt "or" to end

Words derived from “entice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic tītjō →Every word from Vulgar Latin intitiare →