Elicitation
/ɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃən/noun
The act of drawing out or obtaining information, a response, or a reaction.
Did you know?Elicitation comes from Latin *elicere*, meaning “to draw out” or “lure forth,” a verb built from *e-* (“out”) + *lacere* (“to entice”), the same root behind words tied to seduction and trickery.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
elicere
“to draw out, entice, or lure forth”
Classical Latin
Latin
elicitus
“drawn out; enticed”
Late Latin
Latin
elicitatio
“an act of drawing out or eliciting”
14th Century
English
elicit
“to draw out or bring forth”
17th Century
English
elicitation
“the act of eliciting or drawing out information”