Where does “emplot” come from?

emplot (English) comes from English em-, from English En-, from Middle English en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

emplot (English): To place an event in the context of a plot or story-line to make a narrative

Definitions

  1. To place an event in the context of a plot or story-line to make a narrative

Ancestry of “emplot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishem-The form taken by en- before the labial...
2EnglishEn-Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective
3Middle Englishen-en-, in-
4Old Frenchen-en- in; into
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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