Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “illicite” come from?

illicite (French) comes from Latin illicitus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

illicite (French): illicit

Definitions

  1. illicit

Ancestry of “illicite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillicitusforbidden, unlawful, illegal, illicit
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “illicite”

  • illicit
  • illicitly
  • illicitness
  • illicitement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →