Etymograph

English

licitation

Licitation comes from Latin licitātiō ‘bidding’, and goes back to licitor.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElicitor
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElicitātiō‘bidding’
  3. Englishtodaylicitation

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElicitor
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElicitātiō‘bidding’
  3. Englishtodaylicitation

Today it means

noun auction

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin licitor / licitation