Where does “embroiler” come from?
embroiler (English) comes from English embroil, from French embrouiller, from French brouiller, from Middle French brouiller, from Old French brouiller, from Vulgar Latin brodiculare, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ — to bear, carry.
embroiler (English): One who embroils
Definitions
- One who embroils
Ancestry of “embroiler”, step by step
embroiler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embroil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embroil | To draw into a situation; to cause to be... |
| 2 | French | embrouiller | to entangle; to bamboozle, to confuse |
| 3 | French | brouiller | to blur; to mix up, confuse; to scramble |
| 4 | Middle French | brouiller | — |
| 5 | Old French | brouiller | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | brodiculare | to jumble together |
| 7 | Latin | brodum | broth, stew |
| 8 | Frankish | broþ | broth |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bruþą | broth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |