Where does “enfonsament” come from?

enfonsament (Catalan) comes from Catalan enfonsar, from Catalan en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enfonsament (Catalan): descent; collapse; sinking

Definitions

descent; collapse; sinking

Ancestry of “enfonsament”, step by step

enfonsament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan enfonsar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	enfonsar	to cause to descend, to send down; to sink, to...
2	Catalan	en-	en- all meanings
3	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
4	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
5	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6	Proto-Italic	en	in
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

via Catalan ment

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	ment	the mind; the spirit
2	Old Catalan	ment	—
3	Latin	mēns	mind
4	Proto-Italic	mentis	mind, thought
5	Proto-Indo-European	méntis	thought
6	Indo-European	*men-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →