delight English · revision 13568

− It is [[bor|fro|delit|t=pleasure, delight]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from delitier, to please greatly,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from Latin dēlectāre, to allure, charm,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) a frequentative of dēlicere, to entice, from dē-, away, and lacere, to entice (see [[delicious]] and [[delicate]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) The spelling with gh, after native words such as [[light]] and flight, came into use in the 16th century;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(Cresswell 2021) delight has no real connection with light.^(Cresswell 2021)