Where does “hortatory” come from?

Hortatory comes from Middle French hortatoire, from Latin hortor meaning to urge or encourage, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-.

hortatory (English): Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging;...

Definitions

  1. Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging;...

Ancestry of “hortatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhortatoire—
2LatinhortorI encourage, exhort, urge
3LatinhoriorI encourage, urge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “hortatory”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Latin horior →Every word from Latin hortor →
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