Solicit
wiktionary
From Middle English soliciten, solliciten, from Old French soliciter, solliciter, from Latin sollicitāre, present active participle of sollicitō(“stir, disturb; look after”), from sollicitus(“agitated, anxious, punctilious”, literally “thoroughly moved”), from sollus(“whole, entire”) + perfect passive participle of cieō(“shake, excite, cite, to put in motion”).
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solicit (v.)
early 15c., soliciten, "to disturb, trouble," from Old French soliciter, solliciter (14c.), from Latin sollicitare "to disturb, rouse, trouble, harass; stimulate, provoke," from sollicitus "agitated," from sollus "whole, entire" (from PIE root *sol- "whole, well-kept") + citus "aroused," past participle of ciere "shake, excite, set in motion" (from PIE root *keie- "to set in motion"). Related: Solicited; soliciting.
The meaning "entreat, petition" is from 1520s. Meaning "to further (business affairs)" evolved mid-15c. from a French sense of "manage affairs." The sexual sense (often in reference to prostitutes) is attested from 1710, probably from a merger of the business sense and an earlier sense of "to court or beg the favor of" (a woman), attested from 1590s.
