Where does “solicitee” come from?

solicitee (English) comes from English solicit, from Middle English soliciten, from Old French soliciter, from Latin sollicitō, from Latin sollicitus, from Latin sollus, from Proto-Italic solnos, from Proto-Indo-European sol(h₂)nós — whole.

solicitee (English): The recipient of a solicitation; one who is...

Definitions

  1. The recipient of a solicitation; one who is...

Ancestry of “solicitee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsolicitTo persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or...
2Middle Englishsoliciten
3Old Frenchsoliciter
4Latinsollicitōto disturb, disquiet, stir, agitate, distress, harass, vex, make anxious
5LatinsollicitusThoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;...
6Latinsolluswhole, entire, unbroken
7Proto-Italicsolnos
8Proto-Indo-Europeansol(h₂)nós
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol(h₂)nósEvery word from Proto-Italic solnos