dehort

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʰer-“to yearn for”
2. Latin · derived fromdehortārī
3. English todaydehort

From Latin dehortārī, present active infinitive of dēhortor (“to deter, dissuade”), from dē- (prefix indicating reversal or undoing) + hortor (“to encourage, exhort, urge”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”)).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from mid 16th c. To dissuade.