Where does “embattle” come from?

embattle (English) comes from Middle English enbatelen, from Old French embataillier, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

embattle (English): To arrange in order of battle; to array for...

Definitions

  1. To arrange in order of battle; to array for...

Ancestry of “embattle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishenbatelen—
2Old FrenchembataillierTo array for battle
3Old Frenchen-en- in; into
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “embattle”

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