Where does “embody” come from?
Embody comes from Old French em- combined with Old English bodiġ, from Proto-West Germanic bodag, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-.
embody (English): To represent in a physical or concrete form; to...
Definitions
- To represent in a physical or concrete form; to...
Ancestry of “embody”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | em- | The form taken by en- before the labial... |
| 2 | English | En- | Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective |
| 3 | Middle English | en- | en-, in- |
| 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 |