Where does “embattlement” come from?
embattlement (English) comes from English embattle, 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 — in.
embattlement (English): A battlement; The state of being embattled
Definitions
- A battlement; The state of being embattled
Ancestry of “embattlement”, step by step
embattlement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embattle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embattle | To arrange in order of battle; to array for... |
| 2 | Middle English | enbatelen | — |
| 3 | Old French | embataillier | To array for battle |
| 4 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |