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 |
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| 1 | English | em- | The form taken by en- before the labial... |
| 2 | English | En- | — |
| 3 | Middle English | en- | en-, in- |
| 4 | Old French | en- | en- |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “embody”