suasion

English

noun
Definitions
  • The act of urging or influencing; persuasion.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English suasion derived from Latin suasio, suāsiō (persuasion, advice, counselling), suādeō, suadeo (exhort, persuade, I suade, I urge) derived from Proto-Italic *swādēō (advise, recommend) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swoh₂déye-, *sweh₂d- (sweet).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sweh₂d-

Gloss

sweet

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

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