Where does “incite” come from?
Incite comes from Middle French inciter, from Latin incitare, formed from Latin in and ciere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to set in motion.
incite (English): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into...
Definitions
- To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into...
Ancestry of “incite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | inciter | — |
| 2 | Latin | incitō | to set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken |
| 3 | Latin | citō | quickly, fast |
| 4 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |