entice

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*teih₁-“to become hot, melt or to end”
2. Proto-Italic · derived from*tītjō“heating”
3. Vulgar Latin · derived from*intitiāre“I set on fire”
4. Old French · derived fromenticier“to stir up or excite”
5. Middle English · inherited fromenticen
6. English todayentice

From Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier (“to stir up or excite”), from a Vulgar Latin *intitiāre (“I set on fire”), from in- + titiō (“firebrand (tool)”), from Proto-Italic *tītjō (“heating”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teih₁- (“to become hot, melt or to end”).