English
allectation
Allectation comes from Latin allectatio ‘enticement, allure’, from alliciō ‘attract’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *lakjō.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lakjōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaciō‘to entice, ensnare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalliciō‘attract’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEallectō‘to allure, entice, encourage’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEallectatioas allectatio‘enticement, allure’
- Englishearliest quotation 1686allectation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lakjōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaciō‘to entice, ensnare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalliciō‘attract’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEallectō‘to allure, entice, encourage’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEallectatioas allectatio‘enticement, allure’
- Englishearliest quotation 1686allectation
Earliest quotation: 1686, John Cosin: “I am to add , that with such allectation…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’
add, die, date, data, addition, rent, dose, tradition, surrender, vent, vendor, render, donor, donate, treason, dow, donation, rendezvous, additive, dowry, antidote, anecdote, rendition, condone, addendum, dowager, endow, dower, dacha, dative, perdition, sconce, dati, 38 more
through Latin laciō ‘to entice, ensnare’
Today it means
noun enticement; allurement
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *lakjō / allectation