Adhortative
/ədˈhɔːrtətɪv/noun
Urging or encouraging someone to take a particular action.
Did you know?Adhortative belongs to the same Latin word-family as exhortation, reflecting the ancient rhetorical idea that speech could actively move a listener’s will.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gher-
“To desire or have an eager impulse; the reconstructed root behind the Latin family.”
Classical Latin
Latin
hortārī
“To urge, encourage, or exhort.”
Classical Latin
Latin
adhortārī
“To urge toward something, encourage, or exhort.”
Late Latin
Latin
adhortātīvus
“Serving to encourage or exhort.”
17th Century
English
adhortative
“Urging or exhorting; used especially in rhetorical or grammatical contexts.”
Modern English
English
adhortative
“Encouraging or urging action, now chiefly a rare or technical term.”
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