enticement etymology

Etymology:

• Middle English: enticement, from Old French enticer ("to tempt, incite")
• Latin: inticere ("to draw to oneself")
• Proto-Indo-European: *teg- ("to draw, pull")

Meaning and Origin:

Meaning:

• Something that attracts or persuades someone to do something, especially something undesirable or harmful.
• A temptation or lure.

Origin:

The word "enticement" originated from the Latin verb inticere, meaning "to draw to oneself." It initially referred to the act of alluring someone or making them do something. Over time, it acquired the connotation of a temptation or enticement, often used in a negative sense to describe things that can lead someone astray.

The Proto-Indo-European root teg- is related to other words such as "tension" and "tug," all suggesting the idea of pulling or drawing. This root is also found in the Latin word *tentare ("to try, tempt"), which is the origin of the modern English word "temptation."

enticement relate terms

• entice

  Etymology The word entice comes from the Old French word enticer which in turn is d

• lure

  Etymology The word lure comes from the Middle English word lure which in turn comes

• bait

  Etymology Middle English baite from Anglo Norman bait diminutive of Old Norse beita

• influence

  Etymology Middle English influence from Old French influence from Late Latin influ

• rule

  Etymology Derived from the Old French word reule which in turn comes from the Latin

• solicitation

  Etymology The word solicitation originates from the Latin word sollicitare meaning

• attraction

  Etymology Old French attraccion Latin attractiō ōnis a drawing to Attractere

• potential

  Etymology The term etymology comes from the Greek words etymon meaning true meanin

• cherub

  Etymology The word cherub comes from the Hebrew word כרֻב keruḇ meaning a cr