Where does “inciting” come from?
Inciting comes from Middle French inciter, from Latin incitare, composed of Latin in- and ciere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne-.
inciting (English): present participle of incite
Definitions
- present participle of incite
Ancestry of “inciting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incite | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into... |
| 2 | Middle French | inciter | — |
| 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 |