Where does “embushment” come from?
embushment (English) comes from Middle English embushement, from Old French embuschement, from Old French embuschier, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
embushment (English): An ambush
Ancestry of “embushment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | embushement | — |
| 2 | Old French | embuschement | ambush |
| 3 | Old French | embuschier | to ambush |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |