English
allicient
Allicient comes from Latin alliciens ‘enticing’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalliciens‘enticing’
- Englishtodayallicient
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalliciens‘enticing’
- Englishtodayallicient
A compound of allicere ‘to allure’ + lacere ‘to entice’
Proto-Italic *lakjō ‘to draw, pull’
Latin laciō ‘to entice, ensnare’
Latin alliciō ‘to allure’
Proto-Italic *lakjō ‘to draw, pull’
Latin laciō ‘to entice’
Every English word from Latin alliciens
Today it means
adj That attracts; attractive.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin alliciens / allicient