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
- To arrange in order of battle; to array for...
Ancestry of “embattle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | enbatelen | — |
| 2 | Old French | embataillier | To array for battle |
| 3 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “embattle”