English
incitation
Incitation comes from Middle French incitation.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600incitation
- Englishearliest quotation 1603same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600incitation
- Englishearliest quotation 1603same form
Earliest quotation: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes […]: “A notable man, great in yeares, in name, in…”
Every English word from Middle French incitation
Today it means
noun The act of inciting or moving to action.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French incitation / incitation