Where does “embrasure” come from?
Embrasure comes from Middle French embrasure, meaning an opening in a wall or fortification.
embrasure (English): Any of the indentations between the merlons of a...
Definitions
- Any of the indentations between the merlons of a...
Ancestry of “embrasure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | embrasure | embrasure |
| 2 | French | embraser | to set fire to; to inflame, impassion |
| 3 | French | en- | en- all meanings |
| 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 |
Words derived from “embrasure”