English
lenocinium
Lenocinium comes from Latin lenocinium ‘pimping, prostitution’, from lēnōcinor ‘to flatter, humor, wheedle’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‘to sing’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂n-é-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘to sing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēnō‘pimp, seducer’combining variant of canō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēnōcinor‘to flatter, humor, wheedle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElenocinium‘pimping, prostitution’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂n-é-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘to sing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēnō‘pimp, seducer’combining variant of canō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēnōcinor‘to flatter, humor, wheedle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElenocinium‘pimping, prostitution’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‘to sing’
through Proto-Italic *kanō ‘to sing’
chanting, cantor, enchantment, chantry, incantation, recant, enchant, chanter, canticle, 41 more
through Latin canō ‘to sing’
cant, accent, incentive, chant, shanty, bazooka, chanson, 50 more
Today it means
noun A husband's connivance at his wife's adultery.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- / lenocinium