Where does “embowment” come from?
embowment (English) comes from English embow, from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
embowment (English): A bent or curved section
Definitions
- A bent or curved section
Ancestry of “embowment”, step by step
embowment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embow | To bend like a bow; to curve |
| 2 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 3 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 4 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 5 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 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 |