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Where does “incentivar” come from?

incentivar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish incentivo, from Latin incentivus, from Latin incinō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

incentivar (Portuguese): to provide incentive; to foster, to encourage, to...

Definitions

  1. to provide incentive; to foster, to encourage, to...

Ancestry of “incentivar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishincentivoincentive, stimulus
2Latinincentivusthat strikes up, sets the tune; tibia, the treble...
3Latinincinō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “incentivar”

  • incentive
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