Etymograph

English

elicitor

From elicit + -or.

A compound of elicit + -or

Proto-Italic *lakjō ‘to draw, pull’

Latin laciō ‘to entice, ensnare’

Latin eliciō ‘draw forth’

Latin elicitus ‘enticed, elicited, coaxed’

English elicit

Today it means

noun A person or thing that elicits

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