allecto.
to allure, entice, encourage
Meaning & usage
to allure, entice, encourage
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Latin laciō Latin alliciō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin allectō From alliciō (“attract”) + -tō.
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of allectus (“chosen, elected, selected”)
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of allectus (“enticed, allured”)
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