Where does “incitement” come from?
Incitement derives from French incitement, from Latin incitamentum, a formation combining Latin in- (prefix) and citāre (to set in motion), with the noun suffix -mentum denoting the result of an action.
incitement (English): A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an...
Definitions
- A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an...
Ancestry of “incitement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | incitement | — |
| 2 | Latin | incitāmentum | incitement, inducement, incentive |
| 3 | Latin | incitō | to set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken |
| 4 | Latin | citō | quickly, fast |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |