English → Latin
“incitement” in Latin
irrītāmentuman incitementincitāmentumincitement, inducement, incentiveinvītāmentuminvitation; incitement, inducementillecebraenticement, lurelēnōciniumpandering, pimping, prostitution; allurement, enticement; flatterystimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentiveincitātiōincitement; vehemence, ardourlaborwork; labor, toil, exertion; hardship, trouble, fatigue, suffering, drudgery, distress
The English word incitement itself goes back to Latin citō, through incitāmentum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
incitement
irritamentum: incitamentum (to anything, alicujus rei; e.g., laborum; ad aliquid faciendum, Curt.): invitamentum (especially in plur.): illecebra (to anything, alicujus rei, or gerund in -di): lenocinium (enticement): stimulus (spur, alicujus rei; ad aliquid faciendum; alicujus rei faciendae): incitatio (as act, Cic.). To employ incitements, stimulos admovere alicui; irritamentis acuere aliquem (alicujus iram, etc.); illecebris aliquem incendere (e.g., of lusts).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for incitement?
- The usual Latin words for “incitement” are irrītāmentum, incitāmentum, invītāmentum; also illecebra, lēnōcinium, stimulus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.